The construct of self-esteem (or self-concept) dates back to William James, in the late 19th century. In his work Principles of Psychology (1890), James studied the splitting of our "global self" into ...
The American psychologist Albert Ellis criticized on numerous occasions the concept of self-esteem as essentially self-defeating and ultimately destructive. Although acknowledging the human propensity ...
Abraham Maslow states that psychological health is not possible unless the essential core of the person is fundamentally accepted, loved and respected by others and by her or his self. Self-esteem all ...
Self-esteem is typically assessed using a self-report inventory yielding a score on a continuous scale from low to high self-esteem.Among the most widely used instruments, the Rosenberg (1965) 10-item ...
High self-esteem Pyramid of Maslow.People with a healthy level of self-esteem:Firmly believe in certain values and principles, and are ready to defend them even when finding opposition, feeling secure ...
Experiences in a person's life are a major source of self-esteem development. The positive or negative life experiences one has, creates attitudes toward the self which can be favourable and develop p ...
Many early theories suggested that self-esteem is a basic human need or motivation. American psychologist Abraham Maslow included self-esteem in his hierarchy of needs. He described two different form ...
Self-esteem is a term used in psychology to reflect person's overall emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self. Self-esteem encom ...
