Why We Don't Need Self-Esteem: On Fundamental Needs, Contingent Love, and Mindfulness

By Richard M. Ryan, Kirk Warren Brown. 2003

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Person-Centered Personality Theory: Support from Self-Determination Theory And Positive Psychology (2007, background): “One final point of theoretical convergence is the SDT conceptualization of contingent self-esteem, which is hypothesized to result from experiences of contingent regard of significant others (Deci & Ryan, 1995; Ryan & Brown, 2003).”
Psychometric Properties of the Greek Versions of the Self-Compassion and Mindful Attention and Awareness Scales (2013, background): “…constructs in both research and clinical practice (Brown and Ryan 2003; Kabat-Zinn 2003; Neff 2003a, b; Neff and Germer 2013), as they are both useful means for alleviating pain and suffering, whilst enhancing well-being (Kabat-Zinn 2003; Neff 2003b; Neff and Vonk 2009; Ryan and Brown 2003).”
Measuring basic needs satisfaction: Evaluating previous research and conducting new psychometric evaluations of the Basic Needs Satisfaction in General Scale (2010, background): “…postulates the existence o relatedness are currently the only three needs that adhe For instance, several needs previously hypothesized by psychological well-being; they are considered desires consequences to an individual rather than increase wel and Deci (2000c) and Ryan and Brown (2003).”
Incremental Validity of Components of Mindfulness in the Prediction of Satisfaction with Life and Depression (2010, background): “Self-esteem also evinces a strong positive relationship with mindfulness (Thompson and Waltz 2008) and there is substantial conceptual overlap between the two variables (Ryan and Brown 2003).”
Relationships between mindfulness, flow dispositions and mental skills adoption: A cluster analytic approach. (2008, background): “Finally, according to Ryan and Brown (2003), those who are more mindful are likely to have a positive self-esteem and are less affected by introjections.”
Autonomy and control motivation and self-esteem (2007, unknown): “More recently, Ryan and Brown (2003) observed that when individuals start ‘‘esteeming’’ (i.e., asking if they are worthy), SE is already in trouble, implying an inevitable connection between contingent SE and experiencing decreased SE level.”
Paying Attention to Mindfulness and Its Effects on Task Performance in the Workplace (2011, background): “Although a range of definitions have been offered, most conceptualizations of mindfulness reference historical and philosophical usages of the term (e.g., Baer, 2003; Baer et al., 2004; Bishop et al., 2004; Gunaratana, 1993; Kabat-Zinn, 2003; Ryan & Brown, 2003; Shapiro et al., 2006).”
Authentic Leadership: A Historical Perspective (2006, background): “Personal values of executives sometimes collide with the values of the organization (Ryan & Brown, 2003).”
A dynamic theory of leadership development (2009, background): “…ability to control emotions and think logically is, at best, wishful thinking, since this introjected, non-autonomous self-regulation is inauthentic (Ryan and Brown, 2003) Thus, we not only are unable to control our subconscious but also the impacts that our subconscious has on our actions…”
Mindfulness, Self-Esteem, and Unconditional Self-Acceptance (2008, background): “More recently, Ryan and Brown (2003) suggested the concept of mindfulness as a healthier alternative to self-esteem.”
The positive effects of mindfulness on self-esteem (2013, background): “Several researchers have noted that high self-esteem is not always beneficial (e.g. Deci & Ryan, 1995; Jordan, Spencer, Zanna, Hoshino-Browne & Correll, 2003; Kernis, 2003; Ryan & Brown, 2003).”
Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions (2020, unknown): “2018), and thus the dynamics of self-esteem are primarily dependent upon the basic needs (Ryan and Brown 2003).”
Identified versus introjected approach and introjected avoidance motivations in school and in sports: The limited benefits of self- worth strivings (2009, background): “From the SDT perspective, it is important to distinguish between self-worth as an outcome of a given action versus self-worth as a motive for that action (Ryan & Brown, 2003).”