The Science of Self-Worth

 This article explores how cognitive factors, including self-worth and self-efficacy, influence entrepreneurial decision-making and risk assessment. It highlights the role of cognitive frameworks in enhancing entrepreneurial performance. 

 This study discusses how self-esteem affects leadership styles and team dynamics, providing insights into how leaders with high self-worth can create more effective and cohesive teams. 

 This research focuses on the resilience of healthcare workers, underscoring the importance of psychological well-being, which includes aspects of self-worth, in managing professional stress and avoiding burnout. 

 This longitudinal study provides evidence on how self-esteem development influences various life outcomes, including mental health and career success, supporting the integration of self-worth enhancement in therapy and counseling. 

 This paper examines how core self-evaluations predict job and income satisfaction over time, suggesting that improving self-worth can have long-term benefits for career advancement and satisfaction. 

 This theory posits that perceived social support, closely tied to an individual’s self-worth, enhances communication skills and psychological health, providing a basis for using self-worth enhancement strategies to improve interpersonal effectiveness. 

 This meta-analysis demonstrates that higher self-esteem is significantly related to job satisfaction, job performance, and other work-related outcomes. It underpins the rationale for enhancing self-worth among professionals to improve their professional effectiveness and satisfaction. 

  This study explores how traits like hope, closely tied to self-worth, can enhance leadership effectiveness. Leaders who display higher hope and implicit self-worth are more effective at motivating their teams, showcasing the importance of self-worth enhancement in leadership roles. 

  This trial indicates that resilience training, which often includes elements of self-worth enhancement, can significantly reduce stress and improve overall well-being among professionals. It highlights the role of self-worth in managing professional stress. 

 Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy, closely related to self-worth, illustrates how beliefs in one's abilities (a component of self-worth) affect therapeutic outcomes and personal development, supporting self-worth enhancement in therapeutic practices.  

 This book discusses Psychological Capital, which includes self-efficacy, optimism, hope, and resilience—factors enhanced by greater self-worth. The authors argue that these factors significantly contribute to entrepreneurs' success. 

  This review highlights how self-esteem impacts communication styles and negotiation skills, critical areas for coaches, mentors, and entrepreneurs. It supports the notion that self-worth enhancement can improve these skills.