Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among personality traits, self-esteem and collective self-esteem of Latvian Arts therapistsand specifically to examine a potentially mediating role of self-esteemon the correlation between personality traits and collective self-esteem. The sample of the study consisted of 81 Arts therapists of whom data for 74 AT wereanalysed.The data were collected by Latvian Personality Inventory (LPI-v3), Collective Self-Esteem Scale (CSES), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) including the demographic data. Pearson correlations indicated significant negative moderate correlation between self-esteem and LPI scale Neuroticism, positive moderate correlation between self-esteem and CSES scale Membership self-esteem and between LPI scale Neuroticism and CSES scale Membership self-esteem, therefore mediation analysis was applied to examine the effect of self-esteem ona relationship between Neuroticism and Membership Self-Esteem. Sobel test was used to test the significance of a mediation effect. Results indicated Self-esteem as a significantmediator in the relationship between Neuroticism and Membershipself-esteem.The findings of this research suggest that emotional stability and self-esteem influence Latvian Arts therapist’s senseofidentifyingthemselves as members with their professional group. These results are important for further development of Latvian Arts therapist profession to strengthen Art therapist’s professional identity
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība = Society. Integration. Education |
| Subtitle of host publication | starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = proceedings of the international scientific conference |
| Editors | Velta Lubkina, Kristīne Mārtinsone, Kristīne Šneidere |
| Place of Publication | Rēzekne |
| Publisher | Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija |
| Pages | 108-117 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Volume | 7 : Psiholoģija |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 May 2020 |
| Event | International Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education: Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība”, 2020 - Rēzekne, Latvia Duration: 22 May 2020 → 23 May 2020 http://journals.rta.lv/index.php/SIE/issue/viewIssue/141/534 |
Publication series
| Name | Society. Integration. Education=Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība |
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| Publisher | Rezekne Academy of Technologies |
| ISSN (Print) | 1691-5887 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2256-0629 |
Conference
| Conference | International Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education: Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība”, 2020 |
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| Country/Territory | Latvia |
| City | Rēzekne |
| Period | 22/05/20 → 23/05/20 |
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Keywords*
- arts therapists
- self-esteem
- personality traits
- collective self-esteem
Field of Science*
- 5.1 Psychology
Publication Type*
- 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database