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The counter argument to this proposal is that many contemporary self-esteem building exercises do not link self-worth to actual achievement and so are promoting narcissism rather than true self-esteem.

The counter argument to this proposal is that many contemporary self-esteem building exercises do not link self-worth to actual achievement and so are promoting narcissism rather than true self-esteem.

==Contingencies of self-worth===

===Contingencies of self-worth===

Contingencies of self-worth comprise those qualities a person believes he or she must have in order to count (class) as a [[person]] of [[value]]; proponents claim the [[contingencies]] as the core of self-esteem.

Contingencies of self-worth comprise those qualities a person believes he or she must have in order to count (class) as a [[person]] of [[value]]; proponents claim the [[contingencies]] as the core of self-esteem.

*Jambekar, S., & Quinn, D. M., & Crocker, J. (2001). Effects of weight and achievement primes on the self-esteem of college women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25, 48-56.

*Jambekar, S., & Quinn, D. M., & Crocker, J. (2001). Effects of weight and achievement primes on the self-esteem of college women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25, 48-56.

*Sargent, J. T., Crocker, J., & Luhtanen, R. K. (2006). Contingencies of self-worth and depressive symptoms in college students. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 25(6), 628-646.

*Sargent, J. T., Crocker, J., & Luhtanen, R. K. (2006). Contingencies of self-worth and depressive symptoms in college students. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 25(6), 628-646.

== External links ==

== External links ==

* [http://www.ericdigests.org/1993/esteem.htm "Self-Esteem and Narcissism: Implications for Practice"], digest of a study on early-childhood education. Retrieved [[2007-07-10]].

* [http://www.ericdigests.org/1993/esteem.htm "Self-Esteem and Narcissism: Implications for Practice"], digest of a study on early-childhood education. Retrieved [[2007-07-10]].