noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
high
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Horses with the highest self-esteem are likely to be found at the top of their pecking order.
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Some researchers suggest that boys seem to have higher self-esteem because they hide their insecurities behind bragging.
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The horse that is high in self-esteem is also likely to be high in aggression.
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Four women in five feel they have a more positive self-image and higher self-esteem , too.
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If depression is related to heart disease, then high levels of self-esteem might well have the converse effect.
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This combination of higher self-esteem and greater safety created a powerful impetus toward greater intimacy.
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The vulnerability factors are argued to contribute to low self-esteem , or, as protective factors, to high self-esteem.
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A system which is openly and avowedly inferior does not encourage those who participate in it to have a high self-esteem .
low
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It doesn't take away the low self-esteem .
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Abusers are often suspicious and jealous, suffer from low self-esteem and need to assert themselves.
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Don't overdo it though - the flipside of stress is boredom, stagnation and low self-esteem .
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Battered women are often depressed, anxiety-ridden, suffering from low self-esteem or displaying a countenance of helplessness.
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The vulnerability factors are argued to contribute to low self-esteem , or, as protective factors, to high self-esteem.
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The result invariably was to raise prices and lower national self-esteem .
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The importance of loss and low self-esteem to depression has been accepted by many.
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We are feeling out of control, and then saying the cause is low self-esteem .
poor
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They tend to aggravate rather than improve the poor self-esteem , poor individual coping skills and poor emotional maturity in the primary sufferer.
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Work-inhibited students have poor academic self-esteem .
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Parents and educators invariably note poor self-esteem as a central characteristic of work-inhibited students.
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Frequently the behaviors associated with dependency are also associated with poor self-esteem .
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Work-inhibited students express their poor self-esteem in many ways.
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Guilt, shame, and poor self-esteem are part of the emotional baggage of work-inhibited boys.
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In addition, work-inhibited students had comparatively poor self-esteem as it relates to family.
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These products are powerful reinforcers that improve the poor self-esteem of work-inhibited students.
■ VERB
build
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They gave examples of how some of their attempts at building up self-esteem seemed to have worked.
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But they also point to the benefits of meaningful work in building self-esteem .
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To build your self-esteem set yourself targets, and if you achieve them you can reward yourself with a treat.
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Competition, winning, and losing are all skills that build self-esteem .
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We use the techniques to build up our self-esteem and self-image.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Getting a job did a lot for her self-esteem .
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Losing the job was a real blow to his self-esteem .
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Sports should build a child's self-esteem , not damage it.
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The program is designed to help children from broken families build their self-esteem .
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When I started seeing my therapist, I was suffering from very low self-esteem .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But they also point to the benefits of meaningful work in building self-esteem .
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Don't overdo it though - the flipside of stress is boredom, stagnation and low self-esteem .
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He had a robust self-esteem , even though this was a blow, and he needed financially to continue working.
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Other facets of self-esteem may be poor, but are not necessarily so.
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People who live on the streets lose self-esteem .
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The key, once again, is that when we choose to act with self-esteem , we begin to feel self-esteem.
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The undermining of self-esteem may lead to assumptions about the reactions of others that are unjustified.
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What happened that season turned out to be a story about the struggle for self-esteem , equity and respect.