Self-esteem and depression. II. Social correlates of self-esteem.
The Self-Evaluation and Social Support Schedule (SESS), an interview-based instrument, is described, which aims to give a comprehensive description of a person's social milieu in terms of 'objective' and 'subjective' measures. On the basis of a population survey of 400 largely working-class women, a tentative causal model is developed which relates both the quality of current interpersonal ties and childhood experiences to current negative and positive measures of self-esteem. A major purpose of the exercise is to develop positive and negative indices of the social environment that can be used to elucidate the aetiological role of self-esteem in the development of depression. This is the task of a third paper.
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Department of Social Policy and Social Science, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, England.
Bifulco
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Veiel
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Andrews
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D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D010556:Personality Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment