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Self-Esteem – a Psychiatric View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

P. J. Robson
P. J. Robson*
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Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
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Abstract

The literature relating to the acquisition, maintenance, and clinical significance of self-esteem reveals theoretical differences between earlier investigators. The nature of self-esteem remains controversial, and attention is drawn to some of the problems of construct validation and measurement. Despite the difficulties, self-esteem is a concept worthy of further pursuit. This will require a measuring instrument that captures the concept more effectively than those currently available.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 1 , July 1988 , pp. 6 - 15
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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