Paper Title
Rethinking Self-Esteem Why nonprofits should stop pushing self-esteem and start endorsing self-control
Keywords
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Control
- Nonprofits
- Psychological Trait
- Social Well-being
- Individual Success
- Health and Happiness
- Prosperity
- Stronger Marriages
- Employment
- Educational Attainment
- Community Support
- Psychology
- Behavioral Change
- Personal Development
Publication Info
| Pages: 1-9
Published On
December, 2005
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Abstract
For three decades, I and many other psychologists viewed self-esteem as our profession’s Holy Grail: a psychological trait that would soothe most of individuals’ and society’s woes. We thought that high self-esteem would impart not only success, health, happiness, and prosperity to the people who possessed it, but also stronger marriages, higher employment, and greater educational attainment in the communities that supported it. Psychologists have not been alone in their faith…
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