Primary Interests:
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Research Methods, Assessment
- Self and Identity
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My research interests are in the fields of the self and emotion, located within the broader field of social-personality psychology. A first current line of research aims at understanding why, how, and when low self-esteem serves as a risk factor for the development of depression. In a second current line of research, I am studying the development of self-esteem across the life span. A third current line of research examines whether self-esteem has a significant impact on important life outcomes.
Journal Articles:
- Erol, R. Y., & Orth, U. (2011). Self-esteem development from age 14 to 30 years: A longitudinal study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 607-619.
- Kuster, F., Orth, U., & Meier, L. L. (2012). Rumination mediates the prospective effect of low self-esteem on depression: A five-wave longitudinal study. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 747-759.
- Meier, L. L., Orth, U., Denissen, J. J. A., & Kühnel, A. (2011). Age differences in instability, contingency, and level of self-esteem across the life span. Journal of Research in Personality, 45, 604-612.
- Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Meier, L. L. (2009). Disentangling the effects of low self-esteem and stressful events on depression: Findings from three longitudinal studies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 307-321.
- Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Roberts, B. W. (2008). Low self-esteem prospectively predicts depression in adolescence and young adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 695-708.
- Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Soto, C. J. (2010). Tracking the trajectory of shame, guilt, and pride across the life span. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 1061-1071.
- Orth, U., Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., Maes, J., & Schmitt, M. (2009). Low self-esteem is a risk factor for depressive symptoms from young adulthood to old age. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 472-478.
- Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Widaman, K. F. (in press). Life-span development of self-esteem and its effects on important life outcomes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
- Orth, U., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2010). Self-esteem development from young adulthood to old age: A cohort-sequential longitudinal study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98, 645-658.
- Sowislo, J. F., & Orth, U. (in press). Does low self-esteem predict depression and anxiety? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Psychological Bulletin.
Courses Taught:
- Moral Psychology
- Personality Development Across the Life Span
- Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior
- Psychology of Crime Victims
- Self-Esteem
- Social Emotions
- Social Psychology of the Self
- Structural Equation Modeling
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Ulrich Orth
Department of Psychology
University of Basel
Missionsstrasse 62
4055 Basel
Switzerland
Phone: +41 61 267 02 27
Fax: +41 61 267 06 59
Email: ulrich.orth@unibas.ch