Self‐esteem development and life events: A review and integrative process framework

AK Reitz - Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐esteem is a pervasive individual characteristic with major consequences for people's
lives. Recent research demonstrated normative change and substantial individual …

Individual differences in changes in subjective well-being: The role of event characteristics after negative life events.

P Haehner, S Kritzler, M Luhmann - Journal of Personality and …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Negative life events can lead to lasting changes in subjective well-being (SWB). However,
people change differently in their SWB after negative life events, and our understanding of …

Unraveling the complex relationship between work transitions and self-esteem and life satisfaction.

AK Reitz, M Luhmann, W Bleidorn… - Journal of Personality …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Transitions in and out of work are common experiences with major repercussions for
people's lives. The complex link between work transitions and psychological adjustment is …

Life events and life satisfaction: Estimating effects of multiple life events in combined models

MD Krämer, JM Rohrer, RE Lucas… - European Journal of …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
How do life events affect life satisfaction? Previous studies focused on a single event or
separate analyses of several events. However, life events are often grouped non-randomly …

The role of relationship beliefs in predicting levels and changes of relationship satisfaction

F Gander, M Uhlich, AC Traut… - European Journal …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Relationship beliefs (ie, destiny and growth beliefs) are associated with important
relationship outcomes. Destiny beliefs describe the belief that a relationship is meant to be …

My willpower belief and yours: Investigating dyadic associations between willpower beliefs, social support, and relationship satisfaction in couples

Z Francis, R Weidmann, JL Bühler… - European Journal …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
A limited willpower belief describes the belief that one's willpower is depletable and that
mental exertion results in a diminished self-control capacity. Limited willpower beliefs have …

The accumulation of adversity in midlife: Effects on depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and character strengths.

FJ Infurna, OE Staben, MJ Gardner, KJ Grimm… - Psychology and …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Middle-aged adults are a central pillar of society because they comprise large segments of
the workforce and bridge younger and older generations. Given the significant role that …

“We've Had to Relearn All of Our Family Dynamics”: Communicated Narrative Sense-Making of Bereavement Following Terminal Illness in US Families

CR Taladay-Carter, JK Kellas - Journal of Family Communication, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A family member's death from terminal illness can impact the entire family in
profound ways. Surviving family members must make sense of their bereavement, though …

Do stressful life events impact long-term well-being? Annual change in well-being following different life events compared to matched controls

C Howard, NC Overall, CG Sibley - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Available longitudinal evidence suggests that personal growth following adversity may not
be as prevalent as suggested in cross-sectional research. Firm conclusions regarding …

What does a personality science approach to post-traumatic growth reveal?

LER Blackie, E Jayawickreme - European Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent research has advocated for the value of conceptualizing post-traumatic growth as
positive personality change. However, most research continues to use both …