1. Self-esteem moderates the associations between body-related self-conscious emotions and depressive symptoms.
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Brunet, Jennifer, Pila, Eva, Solomon-Krakus, Shauna, Sabiston, Catherine M, and O'Loughlin, Jennifer
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ADAPTABILITY (Personality) ,BODY image ,MENTAL depression ,EMOTIONS ,REGRESSION analysis ,SELF-perception ,SHAME - Abstract
The objectives of this study were to describe the cross-sectional associations between body-related self-conscious emotions and depressive symptoms in young adults and examine self-esteem as a moderator of these associations. Data from a population-based sample of 811 young adults were analyzed using hierarchical multivariate linear regression analysis. Body-related shame (β =.26) and guilt (β =.25) were positively related to frequency of depressive symptoms. Self-esteem was negatively related to frequency of depressive symptoms (β = −.46). Self-esteem moderated the association between body-related guilt and frequency of depressive symptoms. These findings suggest promoting self-esteem may help to reduce the negative effects of body-related guilt on depressive symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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