The relationship between height and self-esteem, and the mediating effects of self-consciousness
| dc.contributor.advisor | Christopherson, Vic A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Booth, Nancy Davis, 1951- | |
| dc.creator | Booth, Nancy Davis, 1951- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-28T10:21:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-03-28T10:21:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1988 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276889 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was designed to investigate the relationship between height and self-esteem, and to examine the mediating effects of self-consciousness. Four hundred and seventy-nine college students, 143 males and 336 females, 75% under the age of 21, were administered The Personal Opinion Survey which consisted of demographic information, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Elkind and Bowen's Imaginary Audience Scale. Findings revealed a nonlinear relationship between height and self-esteem. Further, self-consciousness emerged as a significant mediator of the relationship between height and self-esteem, accounting for the difference in male and female self-esteem scores. Moreover, the influence of self-consciousness on the height and self-esteem relationship was revealed greatest for females. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-esteem. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stature -- Psychological aspects. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-consciousness (Awareness) | en_US |
| dc.title | The relationship between height and self-esteem, and the mediating effects of self-consciousness | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 22174061 | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en_US |
| dc.identifier.proquest | 1335808 | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Family and Consumer Resources | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.bibrecord | .b1736694x | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-09-04T03:01:46Z | |
| html.description.abstract | This study was designed to investigate the relationship between height and self-esteem, and to examine the mediating effects of self-consciousness. Four hundred and seventy-nine college students, 143 males and 336 females, 75% under the age of 21, were administered The Personal Opinion Survey which consisted of demographic information, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Elkind and Bowen's Imaginary Audience Scale. Findings revealed a nonlinear relationship between height and self-esteem. Further, self-consciousness emerged as a significant mediator of the relationship between height and self-esteem, accounting for the difference in male and female self-esteem scores. Moreover, the influence of self-consciousness on the height and self-esteem relationship was revealed greatest for females. |
