Table of Contents

I. Foundations.- 1 Who Am I? The Role of Self-Concept Confusion in Understanding the Behavior of People With Low Self-Esteem.- 2 Low Self-Esteem: The Uphill Struggle for Self-Integrity.- 3 The Social Motivations of People With Low Self-Esteem.- 4 Self-Esteem and Self-Serving Biases in Reactions to Positive and Negative Events: An Integrative Review.- 5 Causes and Consequences of Low Self-Esteem in Children and Adolescents.- II. Advances.- 6 Motivational Conflict and the Self: The Double-Bind of Low Self-Esteem.- 7 Self-Esteem, Self-Prediction, and Living Up to Commitments.- 8 Caught in the Crossfire: Positivity and Self-Verification Strivings Among People With Low Self-Esteem.- 9 The Roles of Stability and Level of Self-Esteem in Psychological Functioning.- 10 On the Highly Positive Thoughts of the Highly Depressed.- III. Integration and Commentary.- 11 Understanding the Inner Nature of Low Self-Esteem: Uncertain, Fragile, Protective, and Conflicted.- 12 Self-Esteem and Expectancy-Value Discrepancy: The Effects of Believing That You Can (or Can’t) Get What You Want.- 13 The Puzzles of Self-Esteem: A Clinical Perspective.

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`An intriguing book...valuable to both social and clinical psychologists....The volume is a rich resource for current findings on self-esteem....the intellectual level is high. The chapters are clearly reseasoned and well written...this is really a thought-provoking book....The book raises significant questions about what self-esteem is and how it is formed, and it should do much to stimulate further innovative work in this area.'
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