| Abstrakt: |
The article discusses several studies on self-esteem. It cites the scholarly articles published between 1970 and 2000, which suggested that self-esteem was an essential component of success in everything from school and career to marriage and sex. It mentions the findings by a research team led by Roy Baumeister that having high self-esteem does not improve grades or career achievement, reduce alcohol usage, lower the incidence of violent behavior, or translate into higher estimates by others of a person's intelligence, beauty, or virtue. |
