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. 2003 Mar;18(1):3-12.
doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.18.1.3.

The role of self-enhancing evaluations in a successful life transition

Christine Man Lai Kwan  1 , Gayle Dienberg Love, Carol D Ryff, Marilyn J Essex
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The role of self-enhancing evaluations in a successful life transition

Christine Man Lai Kwan et al. Psychol Aging. 2003 Mar.

Abstract

The objective of the study was to investigate how self-enhancing evaluations, obtained via positive social comparisons and reflected appraisals, were related to mental health in a later life transition. The sample consisted of 266 women who were interviewed once before and 3 times after the experience of community relocation. Results extended prior findings suggesting the dynamic impact of self-enhancing evaluative processes on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms. Additional analyses showed evidence for reverse causality, that is, that mental health also influenced self-evaluative processes. This study underscores the significance of holding a positive view of self vis-à-vis others in negotiating life challenges as well as the reciprocal influence of well-being on social self-evaluative processes.

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