TY - JOUR
PY - 2002//
TI - The relationship between level of self-esteem and suicidal ideation with stability of self-esteem as moderator
JO - Canadian journal of behavioural science
A1 - de Man, A. F.
A1 - GutiƩrrez, B. I. Becerril
SP - 235
EP - 238
VL - 34
IS - 4
N2 - 131 undergraduate university students (aged 18-24 yrs) participated in a study of the relationship between suicidal ideation and level and (in)stability of self-esteem, while controlling for the possible effect of depression. Level of self-esteem and (in)stability of self-esteem, suicidal ideation, and depression were measured using M. Rosenberg's (1965) Self-Esteem Scale, the scale for Suicidal Ideation, and the Beck Depression Inventory (A. T. Beck et al., 1961), respectively.
RESULTS of correlation analyses and an analysis of covariance show that suicidal ideation was significantly related to level of self esteem, but not to (in)stability of self-esteem. An interaction effect shows that for individuals with high self-esteem, variation in self-esteem stability did not have a significant moderating influence, whereas for those with low self-esteem, stable self-esteem appeared to be a protective factor. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)