This study examined the relationship between self-esteem and interpersonal difficulties of college students and the role of self-concept in that relationship. A secondary goal of the study was to examine the self-control effect on this relationship, via self-concept. College students (n = 650, female = 84.9%; mean age = 19.37 years, SD = 1.4 years) completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES: Rosenberg, 1965), the Interpersonal Relationship Comprehensive Diagnostic Scale (IRCDS: Zheng, 1999), the Self-Control Scale-Revised (SCSR: Tan & Guo, 2008), and the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS...
