I. Foundations -- 1 Who Am I? The Role of Self-Concept Confusion in Understanding the Behavior of People With Low Self-Esteem -- 2 Low Self-Esteem: The Uphill Struggle for Self-Integrity -- 3 The Social Motivations of People With Low Self-Esteem -- 4 Self-Esteem and Self-Serving Biases in Reactions to Positive and Negative Events: An Integrative Review -- 5 Causes and Consequences of Low Self-Esteem in Children and Adolescents -- II. Advances -- 6 Motivational Conflict and the Self: The Double-Bind of Low Self-Esteem -- 7 Self-Esteem, Self-Prediction, and Living Up to Commitments -- 8 Caught in the Crossfire: Positivity and Self-Verification Strivings Among People With Low Self-Esteem -- 9 The Roles of Stability and Level of Self-Esteem in Psychological Functioning -- 10 On the Highly Positive Thoughts of the Highly Depressed -- III. Integration and Commentary -- 11 Understanding the Inner Nature of Low Self-Esteem: Uncertain, Fragile, Protective, and Conflicted -- 12 Self-Esteem and Expectancy-Value Discrepancy: The Effects of Believing That You Can (or Can't) Get What You Want -- 13 The Puzzles of Self-Esteem: A Clinical Perspective.