Self-esteem does not conceptually relate to out-group prejudice such as Islamophobia

Evidence

Self-esteem (SE) was not predicted to correlate with the IS. Although SE is a central component of a person’s motivation system (Rosenberg, 1989) and the basis for a range of psychological problems (Fennell, 1998), this construct is not conceptually linked to Islamophobia. — Sherman A. Lee, Chelsea A. Reid, Stephen D. Short, Jeffrey A. Gibbons, Ruth Yeh, and Matthew L. Campbell, Fear of Muslims, 38

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies that self-esteem is treated as a motivational construct independent of intergroup attitudes — a useful boundary mark for theory-building.