Perceived sexist events are recognized as stressors that are linked to psychological distress for those who experience such events (E. A. J. K. Swim, 2001) . In this study, personal self-esteem was examined as a moderator of the relation between perceived sexist events and psychological distress for a sample of 104 young women. Results clearly supported (a) the individual relations of frequency and appraisal of perceived sexist events and self-esteem to psychological distress and (b) the

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... nal incremental contribution of the interaction of these variables to psychological distress. The additional variance accounted for by the interactions was substantial, ranging from 3% to 7%. As expected, self-esteem moderated the link between perceived sexist events and psychological distress such that this link was positive for participants with low self-esteem but nonsignificant for those with high self-esteem.