부산대학교 도서관

The purposes of this study were to examine the independent effects of self-acceptance in the relationships between self-esteem and self-esteem stability, external contingencies of self-worth and moderating effect of self-acceptance on the relationship between self-esteem and external contingencies of self-worth, self-esteem stability. The subjects were 244 elementary school students in Seoul. Self-acceptance, self-esteem, stability of self-esteem, external contingencies of self-worth scale were examined to children. The data were analyzed by Pearson correlation, hierarchical multiple regression analysis. According to the results the correlations between self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-esteem stability and external contingencies of self-worth were significant. The effect of self-acceptance on self-esteem stability and external contingencies of self-worth independently of self-esteem was significant. The moderating effect of self-acceptance was significant in the relationship between self-esteem and self-esteem stability. The results of this study demonstrated it is important to consider role of self-acceptance when develop educational interventions for elementary school children.