TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - When Friends Make You Blue: The Role of Friendship Contingent Self-Esteem in Predicting Self-Esteem and Depressive Symptoms
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Cambron, M. Janelle
A1  - Acitelli, Linda K.
A1  - Steinberg, Lynne
SP  - 384
EP  - 397
VL  - 36
IS  - 3
N2  - This research examines the role of friendship contingent self-esteem (FCSE), or self-esteem that is dependent on the quality of one’s friendships, in predicting depressive symptoms. In Study 1, the authors developed a measure of FCSE. Both FCSE and others’ approval correlated with self-esteem and depressive symptoms, but when entered simultaneously in a regression equation, only FCSE significantly predicted self-esteem and depressive symptoms. Study 2 showed that dependency and close friendship competence predicted depressive symptoms only for those high in FCSE. In Study 3, a diary study, FCSE predicted self-esteem instability. Self-esteem instability, in turn, predicted depressive symptoms. Furthermore, a three-way interaction of rumination, FCSE, and the valence of the event predicted momentary self-esteem. Findings are discussed with regard to the importance of considering FCSE when investigating interpersonal risk for depression.<p />
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SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167209351593
ID  - ref1
ER  -