Add to ORKGThe conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general has been pervasive both in academia and in popular culture. If it is indeed beneficial, it is a prime candidate for pharmacological enhancement. There is evidence to suggest, however, that the benefits of high self-esteem to the individual have been exaggerated; and that there are few - if any - social benefits. With this evidence in mind, I consider in what ways high self-esteem is valuable, and suggest how enhancement could play a role in maximising its valuable aspects
Many people ascribe great value to self-esteem, but how much value? Do people value self-esteem more...
Self-esteem has become an educational shibboleth. But over-valuing it brings dangers, particularly o...
Self-evaluation is crucial to mental and social well-being. It influences aspirations, personal goal...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
Debates about the benefits of self-esteem have persisted for decades, both in the scientific literat...
Summary—Self-esteem has become a household word. Teachers, parents, therapists, and others have focu...
Debates about the benefits of self-esteem have persisted for decades, both in the scientific literat...
Our 2003 article clashed with conventional wisdom by concluding that high self-esteem has only a cou...
The affective model of self-esteem development assumes that: (a) self-esteem forms early in life in ...
ABSTRACT—We argue that the importance of self-esteem lies in what people believe they need to be or ...
Consistent with recent research on initials-preferences, we assumed that people’s preferences for th...
Many people ascribe great value to self-esteem, but how much value? Do people value self-esteem more...
Self-esteem has become an educational shibboleth. But over-valuing it brings dangers, particularly o...
Self-evaluation is crucial to mental and social well-being. It influences aspirations, personal goal...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general ...
Debates about the benefits of self-esteem have persisted for decades, both in the scientific literat...
Summary—Self-esteem has become a household word. Teachers, parents, therapists, and others have focu...
Debates about the benefits of self-esteem have persisted for decades, both in the scientific literat...
Our 2003 article clashed with conventional wisdom by concluding that high self-esteem has only a cou...
The affective model of self-esteem development assumes that: (a) self-esteem forms early in life in ...
ABSTRACT—We argue that the importance of self-esteem lies in what people believe they need to be or ...
Consistent with recent research on initials-preferences, we assumed that people’s preferences for th...
Many people ascribe great value to self-esteem, but how much value? Do people value self-esteem more...
Self-esteem has become an educational shibboleth. But over-valuing it brings dangers, particularly o...
Self-evaluation is crucial to mental and social well-being. It influences aspirations, personal goal...