Studies on positive correlation between consistency and self-esteem
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This study investigates the relationship between two primary motivational components of the self-concept: self-esteem and self-consistency. Research has shown that high self-esteem is associated with greater consistency. Developed from theories of the self-concept, a structural model relating these two constructs was posited such that: (1) self-esteem is causally prior to self-consistency and (2) the effect of self-esteem is (at least partially) mediated by other components of the self-concept (self-consciousness, the tendency to fantasize and the tendency to present a false front by hiding one's feelings). An analysis of covariance structures was applied to a structural equation model with unobserved variables, using data from a sample of youth (ages 8-19). Multigroup analyses of the sample broken down by developmental stage (pre-, early and late adolescence) revealed that the direct effect of self-esteem on self-consistency and the mediational properties of the other self-concept components varied across age. These differences are interpreted in light of theories of cognitive and social development.