self-esteem

When Life Gives You Lemons, Self-compassion is an Important Ingredient to Make Lemonade

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Self-compassion shapes the belief that failures are opportunities for growth and learning.

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Bottle or Breast? Shame or Guilt, Either Way

But these emotions seem to play different roles in mothers’ infant feeding experiences.

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As Seen on TV? What Americans Really Think About Women Who Have Casual Sex

Americans hold a stereotype about women who have casual sex that is harmful, hard to shake, and also just…incorrect.

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Good News: It’s Possible to Enhance Your Self-Esteem!

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Beyond a simple fashion phenomenon, techniques to increase self-esteem in adults are truly effective.

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Get Self-esteem With a Little Help From Your Friends (and Vice Versa)

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Did your childhood relationships shape your self-esteem today? And has your self-esteem shaped the relationships you have today?

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The Powerful Are More Grateful. What!?

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Powerful individuals feel more grateful than less powerful people. Differences in self-esteem may explain this.

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What Happens Over Time Between Self-esteem and Relationship Satisfaction?

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Does self-esteem predict relationship satisfaction and vice versa? That may depend on the length of time between when people are asked to report about them!

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Single? The Key to Belonging May Be Closer Than You Think

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Single or in a relationship? Either way offers a path to belonging.

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No Man Is an Island: People Who Say They Don’t Need Other People Actually Care about Close Relationships

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The more people claim to not care about social connections, the happier they are if they learn that others accept them.

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Unwittingly Creating Rejection: The Perils of Seeking Support for People with Low Self-Esteem

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People with low self-esteem tend to fear social rejection. Recent research suggests this fear of rejection leads them to seek social support in ways that ironically create the very rejection they fear.

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