Understanding the Vital Human Quest for Self-Esteem
@article{Greenberg2008UnderstandingTV, title={Understanding the Vital Human Quest for Self-Esteem}, author={Jeff L Greenberg}, journal={Perspectives on Psychological Science}, year={2008}, volume={3}, pages={48 - 55} }
Authors have long noted the human penchant for self-esteem. Experimental research has revealed that this desire for self-esteem has wide-ranging effects on cognition, emotion, and behavior. Terror management theory explains that this desire for self-esteem results from a fundamental need for psychological security, which is engendered by humans' awareness of their own vulnerability and mortality. A large body of evidence has supported this explanation. Specifically, substantial lines of… CONTINUE READING
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