Finally, class membership also depended on how the negative life event was perceived. For instance, those who perceived the event as more threatening to social status were less likely to belong to the High-Increasing Class.
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Furthermore, class membership was largely determined by the Big Five traits, especially neuroticism. Those high in neuroticism were more likely to belong to the Very Low-Stable Class.
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We identified four classes with distinct self-esteem trajectories. Most people recover 📈, but some don’t 📉.
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Why do people differ in their self-esteem development after a negative life event?
With M. Altorfer, and @peterhaehner.bsky.social, I addressed this question by studying self-esteem changes over six months after a negative life event.
Full preprint here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Individual Differences in Self-Esteem Trajectories After Negative Life Events: The Role of the Big Five Personality Traits and Perceived Event Characteristics: http://osf.io/vx7zk_v1/
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