Part I Introduction
What is Self-Esteem? Guindon
What Do We Know About Self-Esteem Interventions? Guindon
Part II Childhood: Introduction
Facilitating Self-Esteem in Elementary School-aged Children: A Child-centered Play Therapy Approach Green and Kolos
The Effects of Intrafamilial Trauma on Self-Esteem Development Burke and Pilecki
Children of Families Affected by a Parental Mental Illness Mellin
Fostering Healthy Self-Esteem in Gifted and Talented Children Muratori
Part III Adolescence: Introduction
Assessment and Treatment of Self-Esteem in Adolescents with ADHD Richman and Hope and Mihalas
Body Image, Eating Disorders and Self-Esteem Problems During Adolescence Smith
At-risk Adolescents: Self-Esteem, Youth Violence, and Teen Pregnancy Crenshaw and Lee
Promoting the Self-Esteem of African American Adolescent Boys Bailey and Bradbury-Bailey
Issues of African American Girls Herlihy and Watson
Part IV Early Adulthood: Introduction Young Women and Self-Esteem Hunt
Self-Esteem and Sexuality: An Exploration of Differentiation and Attachment Giordano and Rush
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Addiction in Young Adults Hunt and Guindon
Part V Midlife: Introduction
Lesbians and Gay Men at Midlife Whitman
Career Development Issues in Midlife Niles and Jacob and Nichols
Chronic Health Issues Brickwedde
Part VI Late Life: Introduction
Self-Esteem and the Third Phase of Life Richmond and Guindon
Asian American Elders in the US Culture Kim and Park
Creativity and Self-Esteem Later in Life Gladding and Martin
Part VII Conclusion
Summary and Implications for the Future Guindon
Appendix A Resources
Appendix B Example of a Group Self-Esteem Intervention Program