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Does personal future outlook cause self-esteem?

M J Meldman, G M Stein

    Journal of Clinical Psychology
    |January 1, 1978
    PubMed
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    This study investigated the link between personal future outlook and self-esteem. Findings suggest that optimism about the future does not necessarily cause changes in self-esteem, challenging previous research.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychiatry

    Background:

    • Previous research by Melges et al. (1971) indicated a strong correlation between self-worth and optimism about personal future.
    • This correlation suggested a potential causal link where future outlook influences self-esteem.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To test the hypothesis that changes in personal future outlook causally lead to changes in self-esteem.
    • To re-evaluate the relationship between optimism and self-esteem using a different methodology.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the cross-lagged panel correlation (CLPC) technique.
    • Ninety-four outpatients completed the Decision-Making Evaluation Instrument.
    • Assessed constructs of personal future outlook, self-esteem, decision-making, and outcome.

    Main Results:

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    • Results did not support the hypothesis that personal future outlook is causally predominant over self-esteem.
    • The study also found no support for the assumption that the instrument measured a distinct construct of self-esteem.

    Conclusions:

    • The causal direction proposed by Melges et al. (1971) was not supported by this study's findings.
    • The distinctiveness of the self-esteem construct as measured by the instrument was also questioned.