1. The impact of hope, self-esteem, and attributional style on adolescents’ school grades and emotional well-being: A longitudinal study
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Ciarrochi, Joseph, Heaven, Patrick C.L., and Davies, Fiona
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MENTAL depression , *SELF-esteem , *TEENAGERS , *EMOTIONS - Abstract
Abstract: We examined the distinctiveness of three “positive thinking” variables (self-esteem, trait hope, and positive attributional style) in predicting future high school grades, teacher-rated adjustment, and students’ reports of their affective states. Seven hundred eighty-four high school students (382 males and 394 females; 8 did not indicate their gender) completed Time 1 measures of verbal and numerical ability, positive thinking, and indices of emotional well-being (positive affect, sadness, fear, and hostility), and Time 2 measures of hope, self-esteem, and emotional well-being. Multi-level random coefficient modelling revealed that each positive thinking variable was distinctive in some contexts but not others. Hope was a predictor of positive affect and the best predictor of grades, negative attributional style was the best predictor of increases in hostility and fear, and low self-esteem was the best predictor of increases in sadness. We also found that sadness at Time 1 predicted decreases in self-esteem at Time 2. The results are discussed with reference to the importance of positive thinking for building resilience. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2007
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