Self-Esteem Issues and Answers: A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives

by Kernis,Michael H.

• ISBN13: 9781841694207
• ISBN10: 1841694207
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

This volume provides a comprehensive picture of the current state of knowledge regarding self-esteem and its role in psychological and interpersonal functioning. It is divided into five sections, covering: conceptualization and assessment of self-esteem development and determinants of self-esteem psychological functioning and self-esteem self-esteem in a social context future directions of research and knowledge of self-esteem Contributors are all major names in clinical, developmental, personality, and social psychology, whose short chapters provide an overview of the topic, in addition to putting forward their own original and groundbreaking research and theory, based on solid empirical studies. The book is given additional coherence by the inclusion of commentaries by the Editor throughout. The volume is an essential sourcebook for psychologists researching in this important field of Self and Identity, Clinical/Counseling studentand practitioners, and those working in Educational Psychology.

Table of Contents

About the Editor	xiii
Contributors	xv
Preface	xix
Section I: Conceptualizing and Assessing Self-Esteem	1	(140)
Question 1
1 The Three Faces of Self-Esteem	4	(6)
Jonathon D. Brown and Margaret A. Marshall
2 Defining Self-Esteem: An Often Overlooked Issue with Crucial Implications	10	(6)
Christopher J. Mruk
3 What is the Nature of Self-Esteem? Unidimensional and Multidimensional Perspectives	16	(10)
Herbert W. Marsh, Rhonda G. Craven, and Andrew J. Martin
Question 2
4 Global Self-Esteem: Divergent and Convergent Validity Issues	26	(10)
Edward J. O'Brien, Mia Bartoletti, Jeffrey D. Leitzel, and Jean P. O'Brien
5 On the Divergent and Convergent Validity of Self-Esteem	36	(8)
Jerry Suls
6 Divergent and Convergent Validity of Self-Esteem: A State Perspective	44	(9)
John B. Nezlek
Question 3
7 Conceptualization, Measurement, and Functioning of Nonconscious Self-Esteem	53	(7)
Jennifer K. Bosson
8 Nonconscious Self-Esteem: Is There Something You're Not Telling Yourself?	60	(9)
Christian H. Jordan, Christine Logel, Steven J. Spencer, and Mark P. Zanna
9 Conscious and Unconscious Self-Esteem from the Perspective of Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory	69	(8)
Seymour Epstein
10 Assessing Stability of Self-Esteem and Contingent Self-Esteem	77	(11)
Michael H. Kernis and Brian M. Goldman
Question 4
11 Assessing Self-Esteem via Self-Reports and Nonreactive Instruments: Issues and Recommendations	88	(8)
Jennifer K. Bosson
12 The Assessment of Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem: Lessons from Motive Research	96	(6)
Richard Koestner and Geneviève A. Mageau
13 Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem: Theoretical and Methodological Refinements	102	(8)
Andrew Karpinski and Jennifer A. Steinberg
14 Moral Value, Agency, and the Measurement of Self-Esteem	110	(9)
Romin W. Tafarodi and Caroline Ho
Question 5
15 What is Optimal Self-Esteem?	119	(6)
Jennifer Crocker
16 What is Optimal Self-Esteem? The Cultivation and Consequences of Contingent vs. True Self-Esteem as Viewed from the Self-Determination Theory Perspective	125	(7)
Richard Ryan and Kirk Warren Brown
17 Making Diamonds Out of Coal: The Role of Authenticity in Healthy (Optimal) Self-Esteem and Psychological Functioning	132	(12)
Brian M. Goldman
Section II: Development and Determinants of Self-Esteem	141	(110)
Question 6
18 The Development of Self-Esteem	144	(7)
Susan Harter
19 Development of the Self-Esteem Motive	151	(6)
Howard B. Kaplan
20 Origins and Developmental Influences on Self-Esteem	157	(7)
Daniel Hart, Robert Atkins, and Natasha Tursi
Question 7
21 Changing Self-Esteem: Research and Practice	164	(6)
Christopher J. Mruk
22 Self-Esteem Change: Addressing the Possibility of Enduring Improvements in Feelings of Self-Worth	170	(8)
Heather D. Tevendale and David L. DuBois
23 Improving Self-Esteem	178	(10)
Roos Vonk
Question 8
24 A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on the Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Aspects of Self-Esteem	188	(7)
Arlen C. Moller, Ron Friedman, and Edward L. Deci
25 To What Extent is Self-Esteem Influenced by Interpersonal as Compared with Intrapersonal Processes? What are These Processes?	195	(6)
Mark R. Leary
26 The Antecedents of Self-Esteem	201	(7)
William Swami, Jr and D. Conor Seyle
Question 9
27 Self-Knowledge and Self-Esteem	208	(8)
Rick H. Hoyle
28 Pathways Among Self-Knowledge and Self-Esteem: Are They Direct or Indirect?	216	(8)
Camlin J. Showers and Virgil Zeigler-Hill
29 Who Do You Think You Are? On the Link Between Self-Knowledge and Self-Esteem	224	(6)
Aafje C. Brandt and Roos Vonk
Question 10
30 Facilitating Children's Self-Esteem: The Role of Parents and Teachers	230	(8)
Wendy S. Grolnick and Krista L. Beisivenger
31 Nurturing Self-Esteem in Young People	238	(6)
Nathaniel Branden
32 How Can Optimal Self-Esteem Be Facilitated in Children and Adolescents by Parents and Teachers?	244	(10)
Martin V. Covington
Section III: Self-Esteem and Psychological Functioning	251	(96)
Question 11
33 Self-Esteem is Central to Human Well-Being	254	(6)
Sheldon Solomon
34 Examining the Role of Self-Esteem in Psychological Functioning and Well-Being	260	(7)
Erika J. Koch
35 Self-Esteem Processes are Central to Psychological Functioning and Well-Being	267	(7)
Abraham Tesser and Leonard L. Martin
Question 12
36 Having and Pursuing Self-Esteem: Costs and Benefits	274	(7)
Jennifer Crocker
37 Possessing and Striving for high Self-Esteem	281	(7)
Frederick Rhodewalt
38 Should People with Low Self-Esteem Strive for High Self-Esteem?	288	(10)
Joanne V. Wood, Danu B. Anthony, and Walter F. Foddis
Question 13
39 Self-Esteem from a Clinical Perspective	298	(8)
John E. Roberts
40 Self-Esteem, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy	306	(10)
Edward J. O'Brien, Mia Bartoletti, and Jeffrey D. Leitzel
41 Self-Esteem in Therapeutic Settings and Emotional Disorders	316	(12)
Tracy DeHart and Howard Tennen
Question 14
42 The Evolution of Self-Esteem	328	(6)
Sarah E. Hill and David M. Buss
43 The Adaptive Functions of Self-Evaluative Psychological Mechanisms	334	(6)
Lee A. Kirkpatrick and Bruce J. Ellis
44 Self-Esteem: Evolutionary Roots and Historical Cultivation	340	(10)
W. Keith Campbell and Joshua D. Foster
Section IV: Self-Esteem in Social Context	347	(74)
Question 15
45 Self-Esteem: Its Relational Contingencies and Consequences	350	(9)
Sandra L. Murray
46 Self-Esteem and Close Relationship Dynamics	359	(8)
Mark W. Baldwin
47 Self-Esteem and Rejection Sensitivity in Close Relationships	367	(9)
Kathy Berenson and Geraldine Downey
Question 16
48 Does Self-Esteem Matter Equally Across Cultures?	376	(7)
Shinobu Kitayama
49 Primacy of Personal over Collective Self and Cultural Considerations	383	(6)
Constantine Sedikides and Lowell Gaertner
50 What is the Interface between Culture and Self-Esteem?	389	(9)
Jean M. Twenge
Question 17
51 The Self-Esteem Motive: Positive and Negative Consequences for Self and Society	398	(9)
Timothy J. Owens and Alyson R. McDavitt
52 What Role Does Self-Esteem Play in the Ills and Triumphs of Society?	407	(5)
Tom Pyszczynski
53 How Self-Esteem Relates to the Ills and Triumphs of Society	412	(12)
Dianne M. Tice and Matthew Gailliot
Section V: Future Directions	421	(22)
Question 18
54 What Are the Most Pressing Issues Facing Researchers?	424	(6)
Mark R. Leary
55 Where Do We Co from Here?	430	(9)
Susan Harter
56 What Needs to Be Done?	439	(4)
Nathaniel Branden
Author Index	443	(14)
Subject Index	457