Sep 22 – 25, 2024
Noto (SR)
Europe/Rome timezone

The network structure of self-esteem: Gender, age, and sociocultural differences through network techniques

Sep 25, 2024, 11:30 AM
10m
Aula 6

Aula 6

Speaker

Laura Girelli (Università di Salerno)

Description

Self-esteem, a fundamental aspect of an individual's perception of their own worth, has been extensively examined in psychological research. Based on a large and representative sample of 47,974 participants (mean age: 26.59 years; SD: 12.3; 61% female), and using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, one of the most widely used measures of self-esteem in psychological research, this study takes a novel approach to examine the structure of self-esteem. Utilizing network analysis techniques, our study focuses on the complex interactions among specific components of self-esteem, while also exploring differences in self-esteem across gender, age groups, and sociocultural contexts. Diverging from traditional methods, we employ Exploratory Graph Analysis (EGA) to uncover the underlying structure of self-esteem without presupposing the existence of latent constructs. Moreover, we utilize the Network Comparison Test (NCT), a resampling-based permutation testing method, to identify variations in the network structures across diverse populations. Our findings shed light on the subtle dynamics of self-esteem and its expressions within different groups, offering valuable insights for understanding this complex psychological construct.

Primary author

Laura Girelli (Università di Salerno)

Co-authors

Dr Elisa Cavicchiolo (Università degli Studi Roma Tre) Prof. Fabio Alivernini (Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza) Prof. Fabio Lucidi (Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza) Dr Marika Maganzini Dr Sara Manganelli (Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza)

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