title: Self-statements, locus of control, and depression in predicting self-esteem.
abstract: The contributions of frequency of positive and negative self-statements and their ratio, locus of control, and depression in prediction of self-esteem were examined. Volunteers were 145 college students (100 women and 45 men) who were administered the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory-Adult Form, Automatic Thought Questionnaire-Revised, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. Intercorrelations suggested significant relationships among variables. The magnitude of the relationship was strongest between the frequency of negative self-statements and self-esteem. These results are consistent with and lend further support to prior studies of Kendall, et al. and Schwartz and Michaelson.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA 71497, USA.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Philpot
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Holliman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madonna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept