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Index
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
About the Editor
Contributors
Preface
Section I: Conceptualizing and Assessing Self-Esteem
Question 1
1. The Three Faces of Self-Esteem
2. Defining Self-Esteem: An Often Overlooked Issue with Crucial Implications
3. What is the Nature of Self-Esteem? Unidimensional and Multidimensional Perspectives
Question 2
4. Global Self-Esteem: Divergent and Convergent Validity Issues
5. On the Divergent and Convergent Validity of Self-Esteem
6. Divergent and Convergent Validity of Self-Esteem: A State Perspective
Question 3
7. Conceptualization, Measurement, and Functioning of Nonconscious Self-Esteem
8. Nonconscious Self-Esteem: Is There Something You’re Not Telling Yourself?
9. Conscious and Unconscious Self-Esteem from the Perspective of Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory
10. Assessing Stability of Self-Esteem and Contingent Self-Esteem
Question 4
11. Assessing Self-Esteem via Self-Reports and Nonreactive Instruments: Issues and Recommendations
12. The Assessment of Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem: Lessons from Motive Research
13. Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem: Theoretical and Methodological Refinements
14. Moral Value, Agency, and the Measurement of Self-Esteem
Question 5
15. What is Optimal Self-Esteem?
16. What is Optimal Self-Esteem? The Cultivation and Consequences of Contingent vs. True Self-Esteem as Viewed from the Self-Determination Theory Perspective
17. Making Diamonds Out of Coal: The Role of Authenticity in Healthy (Optimal) Self-Esteem and Psychological Functioning
Section II: Development and Determinants of Self-Esteem
Question 6
18. The Development of Self-Esteem
19. Development of the Self-Esteem Motive
20. Origins and Developmental Influences on Self-Esteem
Question 7
21. Changing Self-Esteem: Research and Practice
22. Self-Esteem Change: Addressing the Possibility of Enduring Improvements in Feelings of Self-Worth
23. Improving Self-Esteem
Question 8
24. A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on the Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Aspects of Self-Esteem
25. To What Extent is Self-Esteem Influenced by Interpersonal as Compared with Intrapersonal Processes? What are These Processes?
26. The Antecedents of Self-Esteem
Question 9
27. Self-Knowledge and Self-Esteem
28. Pathways Among Self-Knowledge and Self-Esteem: Are They Direct or Indirect?
29. Who Do You Think You Are? On the Link Between Self-Knowledge and Self-Esteem
Question 10
30. Facilitating Childrens Self-Esteem: The Role of Parents and Teachers
31. Nurturing Self-Esteem in Young People
32. How Can Optimal Self-Esteem Be Facilitated in Children and Adolescents by Parents and Teachers?
Section III: Self-Esteem and Psychological Functioning
Question 11
33. Self-Esteem is Central to Human Well-Being
34. Examining the Role of Self-Esteem in Psychological Functioning and Well-Being
35. Self-Esteem Processes are Central to Psychological Functioning and Well-Being
Question 12
36. Having and Pursuing Self-Esteem: Costs and Benefits
37. Possessing and Striving for High Self-Esteem
38. Should People with Low Self-Esteem Strive for High Self-Esteem?
Question 13
39. Self-Esteem from a Clinical Perspective
40. Self-Esteem, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy
41. Self-Esteem in Therapeutic Settings and Emotional Disorders
Question 14
42. The Evolution of Self-Esteem
43. The Adaptive Functions of Self-Evaluative Psychological Mechanisms
44. Self-Esteem: Evolutionary Roots and Historical Cultivation
Section IV: Self-Esteem in Social Context
Question 15
45. Self-Esteem: Its Relational Contingencies and Consequences
46. Self-Esteem and Close Relationship Dynamics
47. Self-Esteem and Rejection Sensitivity in Close Relationships
Question 16
48. Does Self-Esteem Matter Equally Across Cultures?
49. Primacy of Personal over Collective Self and Cultural Considerations
50. What is the Interface between Culture and Self-Esteem?
Question 17
51. The Self-Esteem Motive: Positive and Negative Consequences for Self and Society
52. What Role Does Self-Esteem Play in the Ills and Triumphs of Society?
53. How Self-Esteem Relates to the Ills and Triumphs of Society
Section V: Future Directions
Question 18
54. What Are the Most Pressing Issues Facing Researchers?
55. Where Do We Go from Here?
56. What Needs to Be Done?
Author Index
Subject Index
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