Abstract

Self-esteem is a widely used concept in many fields and social science and it refers to general feelings of self-worth or self-value. Self-esteem is one of the top three covariates in personality and social psychology research, along with gender and negative affectivity. Researches have shown that there is indeed a strong correlation between happiness and self-esteem, and self-esteem has held a significant place in positive psychology. The definitions of self-esteem vary and there are several types of self-esteem. Among many forms of self-esteem, authentic self-esteem and it's implications for well-being or for living the good life has been interested in positive psychology. (Korean J Str Res 2007;15:205∼214)

• Keywords: Self-esteem, Positive psychology, Well-being