Challenging current notions in self-esteem literature, this volume offers new insights into efficacy, agency, and self-esteem as well as the influence of these constructs on psychological well-being. Articles -contributed by prominent researchers- contain substantial new theoretical and empirical research that focuses on a wide range of personality and motivational phenomena. In addition, this volume promotes new directions for future research.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
I. Intrapersonal Dynamics. - 1 Is the Self Motivated To Do More Than Enhance and/or Verify Itself? . - 2 Human Autonomy: The Basis for True Self-Esteem. - 3 Not All High (or Low) Self-Esteem People Are the Same: Theory and Research on Stability of Self-Esteem. - 4 Toward a Dual-Motive Depth Psychology of Self and Social Behavior. - 5 The Evaluative Organization of Self-Knowledge: Origins, Process, and Implications for Self-Esteem. - II. Interpersonal / Contextual Concerns. - 6 Interpersonal Functions of the Self-Esteem Motive: The Self-Esteem System as a Sociometer. - 7 Self-Esteem and the Extended Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model: The Self in Social Context. - 8 Overcoming a Lack of Self-Assurance in an Achievement Domain: Creating Agency in Daily Life. - 9 Implicit Theories of Intelligence: Reconsidering the Role of Confidence in Achievement Motivation. - 10 Need for Control and Self-Esteem: Two Routes to a High Desire for Control. - III. Conclusion. - 11 Efficacy, Agency, and Self-Esteem: Emerging Themes and Future Directions.
