Self-Esteem Issues and Answers

A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives

Michael H. Kernis, Michael H. Kernis

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781134952779
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Research and theory on self-esteem have flourished in recent years. 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. The book is divided into five sections. 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.Section III examines the evolutionary significance of self-esteem and its role in psychological processes and therapeutic settings. Section IV explores the social, relational, and cultural significance of self-esteem. 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. Each expert contributor was asked to focus his or her chapter on a central self-esteem issue. Three or four experts addressed each question. 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.

Author Index

Abela, J. R. Z., 299, 307

Abend, T. A., 74

Aber, J. L., 161, 179, 383, 384, 393

Aberson, C. L., 179, 383, 384, 393

Abrams, D., 383

Abramson, L. Y., 31, 299, 300, 319, 321

Adler, A., 250, 360, 414

Adler, N. L., 350, 360, 418

Affleck, G., 45, 63, 317, 321

Aidman, E. V., 56, 90, 91

Aiello, J. R., 291

Ainsworth, M. D. S., 179, 201, 231

Ajzen, I., 27

Alden, L., 310

Alfano, M. S., 276

Alford, B. A., 102

Alimohamed, S., 311–312

Allan, S., 335, 341

Allen, L., 161, 209

Alloy, L. B., 299, 319, 321

Allport, G. W., 70, 199, 398

Ammerman, M. S., 390

Anderson, B., 53

Anderson, C. A., 121, 386

Andrews, B., 308

Anthony, D. B., 273, 288, 292

Arend, R., 201

Arieti, S., 318

Arkin, R. M., 292

Armeli, S., 321

Arndt, J., 121, 292–294, 385, 408

Amkoff, D. B., 29

Aron, A., 359, 362

Aron, E. N., 362

Aronson, J., 291

Aronson, P. J., 399

Ashforth, B. E., 173

Ashmore, R. D., 92

Assor, A., 127, 128, 189

Athay, M., 202

Ayduk, O., 354, 367, 369–371

Ayotte, V., 19

Baccus, J. R., 65, 361, 363, 364

Bachman, J. G...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• About the Editor
• Contributors
• Preface
• Section I: Conceptualizing and Assessing Self-Esteem
• Section II: Development and Determinants of Self-Esteem
• Section III: Self-Esteem and Psychological Functioning
• Section IV: Self-Esteem in Social Context
• Section V: Future Directions
• Author Index
• Subject Index