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The power of self-esteem

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In this paper, the authors describe the ways that ordinary families fail to develop self-esteem and self-acceptance in children, and suggest techniques for adults to do so on their own.
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Describes the ways that ordinary families fail to develop self-esteem and self-acceptance in children, and suggests techniques for adults to do so on their own.

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Open-ended Approach: an Effort in Cultivating Students' Mathematical Creative Thinking Ability and Self-esteem in Mathematics

TL;DR: In this article, the use of open-ended approach in cultivating senior high school students' mathematical creative thinking ability (MCTA) and self-esteem (SE) in mathematics viewed from school category was examined.
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Self-Esteem, Cultural Identity, and Generation Status as Determinants of Hispanic Acculturation

TL;DR: In this article, the impact of self-esteem, cultural identity, and generation status on acculturation was empirically examined using a sample of 110 Hispanic American college students using a hierarchical regression analysis.
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The Impact of Self Esteem, Machiavellianism, and Social Capital on Attorneys' Traditional Gender Outlook

TL;DR: For example, the authors found that self-esteem was negatively associated with a traditional gender outlook, and that Machiavellianism was positively associated with conservative beliefs about gender in women attorneys.
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The Impact of Self-Esteem, Machiavellianism, and Social Capital on Attorneys' Traditional Gender Outlook

TL;DR: For example, the authors found that self-esteem was negatively associated with a traditional gender outlook, and that Machiavellianism was positively associated with conservative beliefs about gender, while tolerance for diversity was negatively related to a traditional viewpoint, while work-based social agency was positively related to the preference for established gender roles.
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Adolescent Self-Esteem: A Foundational Disposition

TL;DR: Based on results of a concept synthesis and concept derivation, an argument is made that self-esteem is a human foundational disposition within the self-care deficit theory of nursing and, as such, is a component of an individual’s self- care agency.