ABSTRACT
Research on the structure and organization of self-knowledge suggests that the links between self-knowledge and self-esteem are often indirect. The general theme of this work is that specific self-beliefs can have more or less impact depending on how they are organized in relation to other self-knowledge (Showers & Zeigler-Hill, 2003). In other words, structural features of the self may serve as important moderators of the impact of self-knowledge on self-esteem. These structural features include self-schemas, category structures (including self-complexity, differential importance, and compartmentalization), and features of self-definition (including self-concept clarity and contingencies of self-worth).
