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First published 2008-05

Defensiveness Versus Remediation: Self-Theories and Modes of Self-Esteem Maintenance

A. David Nussbaum, Carol S. Dweck

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2006-09

When Do Ego Threats Lead to Self-Regulation Failure? Negative Consequences of Defensive High Self-Esteem

Kathleen Hoffman Lambird, Traci Mann

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2024

The Relationship Between Defensive Pessimism,Goal Orientation,and Self-Esteem Among Nursing Students

Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Esraa Elsayed Rushdan, Nadia Waheed Elzohairy

Sage Open Nursing

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First published 1989-6

Self-Esteem and Defensiveness: An Analysis of the Self-Esteem Inventory

J. M. Lawton, D. M. Fergusson, L. J. Horwood

Psychological Reports

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First published 2011-9

Is Paranoia a Defence against or an Expression of Low Self–Esteem?

David C. Cicero, John G. Kerns

European Journal of Personality

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First published 1986-4

Moderating Influence of Defensiveness on the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Job Performance

Phyllis Tharenou

Psychological Reports

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First published 1999-10

Self-Evaluated Self-Esteem,Peer-Evaluated Self-Esteem,and Defensive Egotism as Predictors of Adolescents’ Participation in Bullying Situations

Christina Salmivalli, Ari Kaukiainen, Leena Kaistaniemi [...]

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2018-10

The Ego-Defensive Role of Legitimacy: How Threat-Based Justifications Protect the Self-Esteem of Discriminators

Cicero Roberto Pereira, José Luis Álvaro, Jorge Vala

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2005-05

Types of High Self-Esteem and Prejudice: How Implicit Self-Esteem Relates to Ethnic Discrimination Among High Explicit Self-Esteem Individuals

Christian H. Jordan, Steven J. Spencer, Mark P. Zanna

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2004-10

A Time to Tan: Proximal and Distal Effects of Mortality Salience on Sun Exposure Intentions

Clay Routledge, Jamie Arndt, Jamie L. Goldenberg

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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