concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: contingencies of self-worth

contingencies of self-worth
type: Concept
broader: the self
definition: Definition The work of theorists like William James, Charles Cooley, and G. H. Mead suggests that self-esteem, because it is a judgment about the self, must be based on some sort of criteria. These criteria can be called contingencies of self-worth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Contingencies of Self-Worth]

the self
type: Concept
narrower: contingencies of self-worth