Feeling Good Without Doing Good: Comment on Orth and Robins (2022)

Joachim I. Krueger; Roy F. Baumeister; Kathleen D. Vohs

doi:10.1037/amp0000942

Feeling Good Without Doing Good: Comment on Orth and Robins (2022)

Joachim I. Krueger, Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs

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Reviewing the literature of the past two decades, Orth and Robins (2022) conclude that high self-esteem yields reliable benefits. In this commentary, we caution that for objective outcome measures, these effects are variable and domain-dependent. The allure of high self-esteem remains largely a matter of mind and memory, not behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	18-19
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Psychologist
Volume	77
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000942
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Causal effect
Meta-analysis
Self-esteem
Animals
Songbirds
Emotions

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