Self-esteem, viewed for decades as psychology's Holy Grail, has proved to be an elusive
and surprisingly porous vessel. Despite popular beliefs that self-esteem plays a causal role …

The term self‐esteem was first coined by William James in 1890, which makes it one of the
oldest concepts in psychology. Self‐esteem's importance is often seen in relation to such …

We will start with a riddle:“What does everyone want, yet no one is entirely sure what it is,
what it does, or where it can be found?” Although there may be more than one answer to this …

Self-esteem is clearly one of the most popular topics in modern psychology, with more than
35,000 publications on the subject of this construct. This exceptionally wide and diverse …

Despite popular beliefs that self-esteem plays a causal role in a wide range of both positive
and negative social behaviors, research shows that it actually predicts very little beyond …

The field of self-esteem consists of a body of work that focuses on researching this
phenomenon by using an extremely wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods …

This chapter discusses individual differences and self-esteem. Self-esteem refers to people's
evaluations of themselves. It is, at once, one of psychology's most important and …

The vast majority of research on self-esteem has considered it as a trait, an individual
difference that is more or less enduring across time and situations. As attested by the …

Self-esteem is the most frequently studied psychological construct in the social sciences. No
other construct has been so inextricably linked to personal competence, psychological …

Self-esteem is a hot topic. Educators believe that self-esteem plays an essential role in
academic achievement. Politicians, business managers, and religious leaders extol the …