contingencies of self-worth

particular areas of life in which people invest their self-esteem, such that feedback regarding their standing or abilities in these domains has a strong effect on their self-concept. Research indicates that people choose to stake their self-esteem in different domains, so that for some people material or professional success is vital to their sense of self-worth, whereas for others this is much less important than being well liked or sexually attractive. Also called contingencies of self-esteem. [first described in 2001 by U.S. psychologist Jennifer Crocker (1952– )]

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March 16th 2025

prodrug

n. a drug that is either biologically inert or of limited activity until metabolized to a more active derivative.