After repeating positive affirmations like the ones above, participants with high self-esteem saw their self-esteem score rise seven points.

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"Children absolutely need to feel valued, accepted and loved, and this will lead to high self-esteem, " Dr. Leary says.

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Of the average-sized and thin white women polled, 41% reported high self-esteem, but among black women considered overweight or obese by government standards, 66% reported high self-esteem.

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He seemed to experience a momentary high and self-esteem boost when acquiring these things, which quickly left him feeling just as empty.

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The ideal person would still seem to be someone with composure, a self-controlled specimen of high esteem.

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For high achievers, this can mean the death of self-esteem.

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Sure, the job of high school teachers is not to tear down students' self-esteem.

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High school FFA members are paired with designated elementary students to help those youngsters with their self-esteem and help them learn.

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