Abstract
The Silencing the Self Scale (STSS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory (MSEI) were administered-to 90 male and 91 female participants in order to determine gender differences on the STSS and to establish the relationship between self-silencing, depression, and self-esteem. Contrary to our hypotheses, men's scores on the STSS were significantly higher than women's scores, and scores on the BDI and the MSEI showed no significant gender differences. Self-silencing was significantly related to depression at low levels of self-esteem but not at average or high levels, suggesting that a high score on the STSS is not necessarily reflective of the self-silencing schema proposed by Dana Jack.
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