Debunking the Self-Esteem Myth « Meditations on Meaning

Debunking the Self-Esteem Myth « Meditations on Meaning: "More recent studies tracked the behavior of children over time, and showed that their self-esteem levels rose when they received good grades, and fell when they received bad grades. Grades were the cause, not the effect of low self-esteem. And pregnant teenagers more than likely suffered from low self-esteem after they became pregnant teenagers… because they were pregnant teenagers. And violent criminals, counter to assumptions of many, actually tend to have higher self-esteem, which enables them to feel far enough “above” their victims to commit their crimes."