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Self-esteem

Self-Esteem is a psychological construct referring to an individual's overall evaluative judgment of their own worth, distinguishing it from related self-concepts by emphasizing the affective and cognitive appraisal of personal value derived from self-perception and social comparison within developmental and socioemotional contexts.

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3.9K

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Self-discrepancy: A theory relating self and affect.

E. Tory Higgins · Psychological Review · 1987 · 6.8K citations

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High Self‐Control Predicts Good Adjustment, Less Pathology, Better Grades, and Interpersonal Success

June P. Tangney, Roy F. Baumeister, Angie Luzio Boone · Journal of Personality · 2004 · 6.5K citations

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The Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Self-Compassion

Kristin D. Neff · Self and Identity · 2003 · 6.2K citations

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Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test.

Michael F. Scheier, Charles S. Carver, Michael W. Bridges · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 5.8K citations

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Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test.

Michael F. Scheier, Charles S. Carver, Michael W. Bridges · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 5.7K citations

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Authors

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  1. HW
    Herbert W. Marsh

    Western Sydney University, Australia

    59 publications · 12.4K citations

    41

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  2. CS
    Constantine Sedikides

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    49 publications · 7.9K citations

    39

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  3. RW
    Richard W. Robins

    University of California, Davis, United States

    44 publications · 18.5K citations

    38

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  4. JC
    Jennifer Crocker

    University of Michigan, United States

    48 publications · 14.6K citations

    35

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  5. VZ
    Virgil Zeigler‐Hill

    Oakland University, United States

    48 publications · 3.8K citations

    32

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Institutions

3.9K

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    68 h-index

    198 publications

    31.7K citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    50 h-index

    127 publications

    35.3K citations

  3. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    49 h-index

    125 publications

    15.6K citations

  4. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    49 h-index

    139 publications

    14.7K citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    44 h-index

    112 publications

    32.7K citations

  6. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    44 h-index

    133 publications

    16.5K citations

  7. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    44 h-index

    109 publications

    27.8K citations

  8. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    42 h-index

    149 publications

    9.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    441 publications · 119.2K citations

    179

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 189 publications · 29.9K citations

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  3. Personality and Individual Differences

    297 publications · 19.4K citations

    76

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  4. Journal of Personality

    138 publications · 24.9K citations

    66

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  5. Journal of Research in Personality

    111 publications · 8.8K citations

    54

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