Self-Esteem Issues and Answers: A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives
β Scribed by Michael H. Kernis
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 475
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Research and theory on self-esteem have flourished in recent years.Β This resurgence has produced multiple perpectives on fundamental issues surrounding the nature of self-esteem and its role in psychological functioning and interpersonal processes.
Self-Esteem Issues and Answers brings together these various perspectives in a unique format.Β The book is divided into five sections.Β Section I focuses on core issues pertaining to the conceptualization and assesment of self-esteem, and when self-esteem is optimal. Section II concentrates on the determinants, development, and modifiability of self-esteem.Β Section III examines the evolutionary significance of self-esteem and its role in psychological processes and therapeutic settings.Β Section IV explores the social, relational, and cultural significance of self-esteem.Β Finally, Section V considers future directions for self-esteem researchers, practitioners, parents and teachers.
This volume offers a wealth of perspectives from prominent researchers from different areas of psychology.Β Each expert contributor was asked to focus his or her chapter on a central self-esteem issue.Β Three or four experts addressed each question.Β The result is that Self-Esteem Issues and Answers provides a comprehensive sourcebook of current perspectives on a wide range of central self-esteem issues.
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