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Self Esteem

Known as: Esteem, Self, Self-esteem, Esteems, Self 
A feeling of self-worth, self-confidence, and self-respect.
National Institutes of Health

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vulnerabilities in self development and self esteem

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Review
2004
Review
2004
The costly pursuit of self-esteem.
Researchers have recently questioned the benefits associated with having high self-esteem. The authors propose that the… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
TARGET ARTICLE: Toward a Conceptualization of Optimal Self-Esteem
In this article, I present a theoretical perspective on the nature of "optimal" self-esteem. One of my major goals is to show… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Relationship of core self-evaluations traits--self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional stability--with job satisfaction and job performance: a meta-analysis.
This article presents meta-analytic results of the relationship of 4 traits--self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, locus of… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Childhood Obesity and Self-Esteem
Background. Although childhood obesity may have detrimental consequences for childhood self-esteem, the prevalence and magnitude… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Relation of threatened egotism to violence and aggression: the dark side of high self-esteem.
Conventional wisdom has regarded low self-esteem as an important cause of violence, but the opposite view is theoretically viable… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Implicit social cognition: attitudes, self-esteem, and stereotypes.
Social behavior is ordinarily treated as being under conscious (if not always thoughtful) control. However, considerable evidence… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Self-esteem as an interpersonal monitor: The sociometer hypothesis.
Five studies tested hypotheses derived from the sociometer model of self-esteem according to which the self-esteem system… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Cross-cultural correlates of life satisfaction and self-esteem.
College students in 31 nations (N = 13,118) completed measures of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and satisfaction with specific… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): a reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test.
Research on dispositional optimism as assessed by the Life Orientation Test (Scheier & Carver, 1985) has been challenged on the… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Development and validation of a scale for measuring state self-esteem.
This article examines the measurement of short-lived (i.e., state) changes in self-esteem. A new scale is introduced that is… 
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