Cramer D
Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.
Br J Med Psychol. 1993 Mar;66(1):97-104. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1993.tb01731.x.
The hypothesis that the positive association between self-esteem and the perceived facilitativeness of one's closest friend can be explained by the presumed greater desire of low self-esteem individuals for a facilitative relationship was not confirmed in 262 16-17-year-old females, who completed the Rosenberg (1965) Self-Esteem Scale and a shortened version of the Barrett-Lennard (1964) Relationship Inventory. Although desired facilitativeness correlated significantly positively with self-esteem, the correlation between perceived facilitativeness and self-esteem remained significantly positive when desired facilitativeness was partialled out. The further prediction that the correlation between perceived facilitativeness and self-esteem would be more positive for those scoring higher on the Jones' (1969) Need for Approval Scale was also not confirmed. The opposite result was obtained in that this correlation was significantly positive for those with low need for approval but not for those with a high need.
自尊与个体对最亲密朋友的感知促进性之间的正相关关系可由低自尊个体对促进性人际关系的更大渴望来解释，这一假设在262名16 - 17岁女性中未得到证实。这些女性完成了罗森伯格（1965年）自尊量表和巴雷特 - 伦纳德（1964年）关系量表的简化版。尽管期望的促进性与自尊显著正相关，但在排除期望的促进性因素后，感知促进性与自尊之间的相关性仍显著为正。关于在琼斯（1969年）认可需求量表上得分较高的人，其感知促进性与自尊之间的相关性会更积极的进一步预测也未得到证实。相反，得到的结果是，对于认可需求低的人，这种相关性显著为正，而对于认可需求高的人则不然。
