Self-esteem refers to your opinion of yourself. Low self-esteem can get in the way of your enjoyment of life and your ability to achieve long- and short-term goals. It can also adversely affect mental ...

High self-esteem can benefit your relationships and your overall well-being — and you can do a lot to boost your perception of yourself and your abilities. Share on Pinterest Flashpop/Getty Images How ...

Famed psychologist Abraham Maslow identified the various needs humans have and how those needs impact our ability to achieve our full potential. Healthy self-esteem, as represented in the fourth level ...

Self-esteem is the sense of value we have for ourselves. It’s how we perceive ourselves: whether we think we are worthy and competent, whether we think we belong, whether we like ourselves. There’s an ...

Part II of this series described four basic types of self-esteem. They result from understanding it as a relationship between two factors—namely, competence and worthiness. This two-factor theory of ...