Self-esteem as an interpersonal monitor: The sociometer hypothesis.
Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyPublished 1 March 1995
Mark R. Leary, Ellen Tambor, Sonja K. Terdal, Deborah L. Downs
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Five studies tested hypotheses derived from the sociometer model of self-esteem according to which the self-esteem system monitors others' reactions and alerts the individual to the possibility of social exclusion. Study 1 showed that the effects of events on participants' state self-esteem parallel
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