Citation

de Man AF, Gutiérrez BIB. Can. J. Behav. Sci. 2002; 34(4): 235-238.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Canadian Psychological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1037/h0087176

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

131 undergraduate university students (aged 18-24 yrs) participated in a study of the relationship between suicidal ideation and level and (in)stability of self-esteem, while controlling for the possible effect of depression. Level of self-esteem and (in)stability of self-esteem, suicidal ideation, and depression were measured using M. Rosenberg's (1965) Self-Esteem Scale, the scale for Suicidal Ideation, and the Beck Depression Inventory (A. T. Beck et al., 1961), respectively.

RESULTS of correlation analyses and an analysis of covariance show that suicidal ideation was significantly related to level of self esteem, but not to (in)stability of self-esteem. An interaction effect shows that for individuals with high self-esteem, variation in self-esteem stability did not have a significant moderating influence, whereas for those with low self-esteem, stable self-esteem appeared to be a protective factor. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Keywords

Depression (Emotion); Emotional Instability; Emotional Stability; Self-Esteem; Suicidal Ideation