Self-Esteem Issues and Answers

<p>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.</p><p><em>Self-Esteem Issues and Answers</em> 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.</p><p>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 <em>Self-Esteem Issues and Answers</em> provides a comprehensive sourcebook of current perspectives on a wide range of central self-esteem issues.</p>