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Enhancing Self-Esteem by the Use of Behavior Modification Techniques.
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Gurney, Peter W. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1987
This study examined the effect of increasing the frequency of positive self-referent verbal statements upon both overt and reported self-esteem in children with adjustment problems. Subjects were boys in special schools. Results showed a significant difference in overt self-esteem, but not in other dependent variables. (LMO)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education