Posted by bob on April 23, 2000, at 0:46:23
In reply to I am still confused…you've written great answers, posted by Janice on April 22, 2000, at 23:29:07
> I don't know why I'm still confused.
Janice, the psychologists who study this thing called "self-esteem" can't even agree on what it is, so being confused is probably quite appropriate.
Now, that MAY be because it really is an ill-defined, poorly understood concept; OR, it could be because they need to publish (or perish!), so they all come up with their own definitions of what "self-esteem" is, hoping that others will use THEIR definition and not someone else's, thereby boosting their own self-esteem as well as their esteem in the eyes of their colleagues.
I hope that makes sense.
bob
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