title: Decomposing global self-esteem.
abstract: We argue in this paper for distinguishing two dimensions of global self-esteem, self-competence and self-liking. Studies 1 and 2 identify a corresponding pair of factors in Rosenberg's (1965) Self-Esteem Scale. Studies 3 and 4 examine the predictive value of the two-dimensional approach to self-esteem as reflected in the unique associations of self-competence and self-liking with negative life events and word recognition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. tafarodi@psych.utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Romin W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Tafarodi
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Milne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001076:Aptitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology