Neural basis of self-esteem: social cognitive and emotional regulation insights
IntroductionSelf-esteem (SE) can significantly affect individual well-being and has been linked to various psychiatric conditions. SE involves cognitive and emotional regulation within a social context. Prior research focusing on young adults has indicated neural correlations in prefrontal cortex ar...
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| author | Morio Aki Mami Shibata Yoshihisa Fujita Michael Spantios Kei Kobayashi Tsukasa Ueno Tsukasa Ueno Takashi Miyagi Sayaka Yoshimura Sayaka Yoshimura Sayaka Yoshimura Naoya Oishi Toshiya Murai Hironobu Fujiwara Hironobu Fujiwara Hironobu Fujiwara |
| author_facet | Morio Aki Mami Shibata Yoshihisa Fujita Michael Spantios Kei Kobayashi Tsukasa Ueno Tsukasa Ueno Takashi Miyagi Sayaka Yoshimura Sayaka Yoshimura Sayaka Yoshimura Naoya Oishi Toshiya Murai Hironobu Fujiwara Hironobu Fujiwara Hironobu Fujiwara |
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| description | IntroductionSelf-esteem (SE) can significantly affect individual well-being and has been linked to various psychiatric conditions. SE involves cognitive and emotional regulation within a social context. Prior research focusing on young adults has indicated neural correlations in prefrontal cortex areas but presented inconsistent findings. Our study expanded this to a broader age range and covariates, and examined the influence of subthreshold depression, emphasizing the functional role of the dorsolateral (dlPFC), ventrolateral prefrontal cortices (vlPFC) and cerebellum in social cognition and emotional regulation of social exclusion.MethodsWe conducted resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging analyses on 114 participants to investigate the neural correlates of self-esteem.ResultsWe found that high SE correlated with robust functional connectivity between the left dlPFC and posterior cerebellum. Associations between the left dlPFC and right lingual gyrus, the right vlPFC and insula were FDR-survived, along with diminished connectivity between the left vlPFC, angular gyri, and thalamus.DiscussionThese results not only support our hypothesis regarding the dual role of SE—which includes its social cognitive role in avoiding social exclusion and its emotional resilience in enduring such exclusion—but also suggest a potential link with rumination. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d1d95d607cc24194a511386fc39f7ee82025-08-20T01:52:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroscience1662-453X2025-05-011910.3389/fnins.2025.15885671588567Neural basis of self-esteem: social cognitive and emotional regulation insightsMorio Aki0Mami Shibata1Yoshihisa Fujita2Michael Spantios3Kei Kobayashi4Tsukasa Ueno5Tsukasa Ueno6Takashi Miyagi7Sayaka Yoshimura8Sayaka Yoshimura9Sayaka Yoshimura10Naoya Oishi11Toshiya Murai12Hironobu Fujiwara13Hironobu Fujiwara14Hironobu Fujiwara15Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanIntegrated Clinical Education Center, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanAdvanced Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanOrganization for the Promotion of Neurodevelopmental Disorder Research, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Developmental Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, JapanHuman Brain Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanArtificial Intelligence Ethics and Society Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Tokyo, JapanThe General Research Division, Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues, Kyoto, JapanIntroductionSelf-esteem (SE) can significantly affect individual well-being and has been linked to various psychiatric conditions. SE involves cognitive and emotional regulation within a social context. Prior research focusing on young adults has indicated neural correlations in prefrontal cortex areas but presented inconsistent findings. Our study expanded this to a broader age range and covariates, and examined the influence of subthreshold depression, emphasizing the functional role of the dorsolateral (dlPFC), ventrolateral prefrontal cortices (vlPFC) and cerebellum in social cognition and emotional regulation of social exclusion.MethodsWe conducted resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging analyses on 114 participants to investigate the neural correlates of self-esteem.ResultsWe found that high SE correlated with robust functional connectivity between the left dlPFC and posterior cerebellum. Associations between the left dlPFC and right lingual gyrus, the right vlPFC and insula were FDR-survived, along with diminished connectivity between the left vlPFC, angular gyri, and thalamus.DiscussionThese results not only support our hypothesis regarding the dual role of SE—which includes its social cognitive role in avoiding social exclusion and its emotional resilience in enduring such exclusion—but also suggest a potential link with rumination.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2025.1588567/fullself-esteemresting state functional magnetic resonance imagingcerebellumdorsolateral prefrontal corticesventrolateral prefrontal cortices |
| spellingShingle | Morio Aki Mami Shibata Yoshihisa Fujita Michael Spantios Kei Kobayashi Tsukasa Ueno Tsukasa Ueno Takashi Miyagi Sayaka Yoshimura Sayaka Yoshimura Sayaka Yoshimura Naoya Oishi Toshiya Murai Hironobu Fujiwara Hironobu Fujiwara Hironobu Fujiwara Neural basis of self-esteem: social cognitive and emotional regulation insights Frontiers in Neuroscience self-esteem resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging cerebellum dorsolateral prefrontal cortices ventrolateral prefrontal cortices |
| title | Neural basis of self-esteem: social cognitive and emotional regulation insights |
| title_full | Neural basis of self-esteem: social cognitive and emotional regulation insights |
| title_fullStr | Neural basis of self-esteem: social cognitive and emotional regulation insights |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neural basis of self-esteem: social cognitive and emotional regulation insights |
| title_short | Neural basis of self-esteem: social cognitive and emotional regulation insights |
| title_sort | neural basis of self esteem social cognitive and emotional regulation insights |
| topic | self-esteem resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging cerebellum dorsolateral prefrontal cortices ventrolateral prefrontal cortices |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2025.1588567/full |
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