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  2. Self-assessment - Wikipedia

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    An early example of the process of self-assessment. If through self-assessing there is a possibility that a person's self-concept, or self-esteem is going to be damaged why would this be a motive of self-evaluation, surely it would be better to only self-verify and self-enhance and not to risk damaging self-esteem?

  3. Self-evaluation maintenance theory - Wikipedia

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    Using a similar example: a sibling scores the winning goal in an important game; but you are also on the same team and through comparison, your self-evaluation is lowered. When closeness (sibling) and performance (scored the winning goal) are high, self-evaluation is decreased in the comparison process.

  4. Self-enhancement - Wikipedia

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    Self-enhancement is a type of motivation that works to make people feel good about themselves and to maintain self-esteem. [1] This motive becomes especially prominent in situations of threat, failure or blows to one's self-esteem. [2] [3] [4] Self-enhancement involves a preference for positive over negative self-views. [5]

  5. Self-esteem - Wikipedia

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    Self-esteem has been associated with several mental health conditions, including depression, [114] anxiety, [114] and eating disorders. [115] For example, low self-esteem may increase the likelihood that people who experience dysfunctional thoughts will develop symptoms of depression. [116]

  6. The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem - Wikipedia

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    The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem is a psychology book written by Nathaniel Branden. The book describes what Branden believes are the key elements that raise or lower the self-esteem of an individual. Branden's six pillars are: The Practice of Living Consciously; The Practice of Self-Acceptance; The Practice of Self-Responsibility

  7. Core self-evaluations - Wikipedia

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    Despite the variety of theories, motivation is generally the most accepted mediator of the core self-evaluations and job performance relationship. [ 27 ] [ 29 ] Previous literature suggests that those with negative self-appraisals (low CSE) will see a difficult task and determine that it is beyond their capabilities or out of their control ...

  8. Self-handicapping - Wikipedia

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    Self-handicapping can be seen as a method of preserving self-esteem but it can also be used for self-enhancement and to manage the impressions of others. [4] This conservation or augmentation of self-esteem is due to changes in causal attributions or the attributions for success and failure that self-handicapping affords. There are two methods ...

  9. Self-evaluation motives - Wikipedia

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    Self-evaluation is the process by which the self-concept is socially negotiated and modified.It is a scientific and cultural truism that self-evaluation is motivated. Empirically-oriented psychologists have identified and investigated three cardinal self-evaluation motives (or self-motives) relevant to the development, maintenance, and modification of self-