Maarit Johnson
PhD, Associate Professor, Researcher
Main Research Interests
My research builds on two different aspects of self-esteem; namely, basic and earning self-esteem. This subdivision and the different attitudes that arise in their interaction has shown to be meaningful for individuals behaviour, coping, motivational direction and health. Present research focuses on a causal vulnerability model which takes into account many different health relevant variables (both salutogenic and pathogenic). A further approach concerns measures of implicit self-esteem, and cultural aspects of autonomous and relational self.
This project is supported by grants from Vetenskapsrådet 1998-2002, 2005-2008.
In a research project with Ph.d Student Victoria Blom two distinct constructs and measures of contingent self-esteem have been developed and an experimental validation of competence based self-esteem performed.
Publications
Peer reviewed publications
Johnson, M., & Forsman, L. (1995). Competence strivings and self-esteem: an experimental study. Personality and Individual Differences, 19, 417-430.
Forsman, L., & Johnson, M. (1996). Dimensionality and validity of two scales measuring different aspects of self-esteem. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 37, 1-15.
Johnson, M., Paananen, M. L., Rahinantti, P, & Hannonen, P. (1997). Depressed fibromyalgia patients are equipped with an emphatic competence dependent self-esteem. Clinical Rheumatology, 6, 485-491.
Johnson, M. (1999). Self-esteem stability: The importance of basic self-esteem and competence strivings for the stability of global self-esteem. European Journal of Personality, 12, 103-116.
Johnson, M. (2002). The importance of self-attitudes for type A, internality, externality and health status. Personality and Individual Differences, 33, 777-789.
Johnson, M. (2003). The vulnerability status of neuroticism: over-reporting or genuine complaints? Personality and Individual Differences, 35, 877-887.
Johnson, M. (2004). Approaching the salutogenesis of sense of coherence: the role of ’active’ self-esteem and coping. British Journal of Health Psychology, 9, 419-432.
Johnson, M. (pending revision). Depressive styles, self-esteem structure, and physical health: a dynamic approach to vulnerability in self-criticism and dependency. Personality and Individual Differences.
Johnson, M., Rahinantti, P., & Hannonen, P. (1995). Self-esteem and fibromyalgia. In I. J. Russell (Ed.), Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 3: MYOPAIN ’95, (p. 35-36). (Abstracts of the 3rd World Congress on Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia, San Antonio, Texas.)
Johnson, M. (2000). The dynamics of personality and health: a hierarchical model considering the role of self-esteem. International Journal of Psychology, 35, 3/4. (Abstracts of the XXVII International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm.)
Kansi, J., Glant, R., & Johnson, M. (2000). Self-esteem structure and personality: comparing eating disorder patients and healthy controls. International Journal of Psychology, 35, 3/4. (Abstracts of the XXVII International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm.)
Johnson, M., & Blom, V. (2006). Competence or relationships as a determinant of self-esteem: development and validity of two measures of contingent self-esteem. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Special Issue on Neuropsychiatry, 61, 397 (Abstracts for The 26th European Conference of Psychosomatic Research).
Books
Johnson, M. (1997). On the dynamics of self-esteem: Empirical validation of Basic self-esteem and Earning self-esteem. Stockholm University, Department of Psychology. Doctoral Dissertation.
Johnson, M. (2003). Självkänsla och anpassning. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Find Johnsons abstracts in Annual Report.
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