Patient outcomes were influenced by pre-treatment self-esteem scores, such that higher initial self-esteem was associated with better treatment outcomes. Low group
self-esteemwaspredictiveofsignificantlybetteroutcomesfordepression,relativetohigher self-esteem groups. Additionally, the combined influence of high individual self-esteemand lowgroupself-esteemwasassociatedwithsignificantlyenhanceddepressionimprovement.