Not All High (or Low) Self-Esteem People Are the Same

Abstract

(preface) Efficacy, agency, and self-esteem: Each of these constructs has had a long and somewhat checkered history in the behavioral sciences. /// The overriding goal of this volume is to bring together scholars whose work either challenges existing notions in the self-esteem literature or has considerable implications for self-esteem that have yet to be fully explored. /// [This book is intended for] investigators as well as practitioners who are concerned with the roles of efficacy, agency, and self-esteem in mental health and psychological functioning.