{"product_id":"self-esteem-issues-and-answers-a-sourcebook-of-current-perspectives-9781841694207","title":"Self-Esteem Issues and Answers: A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael H. Kernis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Psychology Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Psychology Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf-Esteem Issues and Answers\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003cem\u003eSelf-Esteem Issues and Answers\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive sourcebook of current perspectives on a wide range of central self-esteem issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Psychology Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46931861536919,"sku":"9781841694207","price":10761.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781841694207.webp?v=1771616706","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/self-esteem-issues-and-answers-a-sourcebook-of-current-perspectives-9781841694207","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}