Self-Esteem as a Complex Dynamic System: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Microlevel Dynamics

Table 1

Examples of self-esteem attractor characterizations for two participants (A and B).

	Participant A		Participant B
Percentage of time expressed	SE; Attractor 1	SE; Attractor 2	SE; Attractor 1	SE; Attractor 2
	(58.2%)	(41.8%)	(27.4%)	(72.6%)
	Test value network characteristics
Self-affect	17.19	−17.19	9.14	−9.14
Autonomy	−13.47	13.47	17.30	−17.30
Self-experiential incoherence	−10.9	10.9	4.65	−4.65

Note. SE = self-esteem.