Historically, researchers have conceptualized self-esteem as global self-evaluation; recently, others have suggested that people are selective about what affects their self-worth. Two studies (N = 1,032) used a person-centered approach to examine how six domains of self-worth contingency associate with well-being, virtue, and value outcomes. Latent profile analyses indicated five distinct profiles. Non-contingents (lowest contingency in all domains) reported good well-being outcomes, low self-transcendence and self-enhancement values, and gave the least in a behavioral measure of generosity. Moral Contingents (high contingency in a moral domain; low contingency in other domains) reported the greatest well-being, purpose/meaning, performance virtues, and prosocial virtues, and high self-transcendence and low self-enhancement values. High Contingents (highest contingency in all domains) reported the worst well-being, second-highest others-focused compassion, and high self-transcendence and self-enhancement values. Medium Contingents (moderate contingency in all domains) reported the second-worst ill-being, second-highest purpose, second-highest performance and prosocial virtues, and high self-transcendent and self-enhancement values. Low Contingents (low contingency in all domains) reported the lowest purpose and basic needs satisfaction, and high self-enhancement and low self-transcendent values. Implications for optimal self-esteem and values are discussed.

从历史上看，研究人员将自尊概念化为整体自我评价。最近，其他人认为人们对影响自我价值的因素是有选择性的。两项研究（N  = 1,032）采用以人为本的方法来研究自我价值偶然性的六个领域如何与幸福、美德和价值结果相关。潜在特征分析表明有五种不同的特征。非偶然性（所有领域中偶然性最低的）报告了良好的幸福感、较低的自我超越和自我增强价值观，并且在慷慨的行为衡量标准中给予最少。道德条件（道德领域的高偶然性；其他领域的低偶然性）报告了最大的幸福感、目的/意义、表现美德和亲社会美德，以及高自我超越和低自我增强价值观。高特遣队（所有领域中最高的意外事件）报告了最差的幸福感、第二高的以他人为中心的同情心以及高度的自我超越和自我增强价值观。中等特遣队（所有领域的中等意外事件）报告了第二严重的不幸，第二高的目标，第二高的表现和亲社会美德，以及高度的自我超越和自我增强价值观。低偶然性（所有领域的偶然性较低）报告了最低的目的和基本需求满足度，以及较高的自我增强和较低的自我超越价值观。讨论了最佳自尊和价值观的影响。