self-esteem

Example Sentences

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In the book, Newsom describes his struggles with dyslexia and how the learning disorder undercut his self-esteem when he was an emotionally vulnerable child.

From Los Angeles Times

And many young people are being encouraged to look at childhood as a primary cause of their depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was a self-esteem issue. It was an issue of me saying to myself, ‘You’re not good enough.

From Los Angeles Times

Dame Rachel de Souza said the posts were "immensely damaging" to young people's self-esteem and called for a ban on social media advertising to children.

From BBC

Enslaved people engaged in simple contests — guessing games and strength challenges — as a way to boost their mood and self-esteem, and to bond with one another.

From Salon