The Paradox of Japanese Self-Esteem
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Self-Esteem, both high and low, has been linked with a wide variety of desirable and undesirable conditions and consequences, including happiness, mental health, and even physiological functioning in general.Most studies have been conducted in North America, and the few that have been conductedelsewhere tend to yield anomalous results. Specifically, measurements of Japanese samples invariably indicate low self-esteem. The present essay argues that apparently low Japanese self-esteem is the result of flaws in conceptualization, instrumentation, and interpretation, and does not necessarily reflect actual self-regard in Japan.
Author: Robert A. Brown
Language: Japanese
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W353511688