Abstract
Associations among past family experiences and self-criticism were investigated among college students (N = 98) who provided self-reports of self-criticism, past family stress, and self-esteem. Students and their parents (n = 81) also reported on students' past experiences of family unfairness. As expected, family stress, unfairness, and lower self-esteem predicted comparative self-criticism (CSC) and internalized self-criticism (ISC) in students. Students' perceptions of past unfairness predicted students' CSC (characterized by inferiority and hostility), whereas parents' perceptions of unfairness toward students predicted students' ISC (characterized by harsh internal standards). Self-esteem mediated the effects of family unfairness on both types of self-criticism.
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