Calibrating the sociometer: The relationship between interpersonal appraisals and the state self-esteem.
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TL;DR
Although trait self-esteem correlated with state reactions as a main effect, it did not moderate participants' reactions to interpersonal feedback, and all 4 studies showed that subjective feelings were a curvilinear, ogival function of others' appraisals.
Abstract
Four experiments examined the functional relationship between interpersonal appraisal and subjective feelings about oneself. Participants imagined receiving one of several positive or negative reactions from another person (Experiments 1, 2, and 3) or actually received interpersonal evaluations (Experiment 4), then completed measures relevant to state self-esteem. All 4 studies showed that subjective feelings were a curvilinear, ogival function of others' appraisals. Although trait self-esteem correlated with state reactions as a main effect, it did not moderate participants' reactions to interpersonal feedback.