VIP Self Esteem Author:Doug Spencer The book provides a very helpful, easy to understand summary of many psychological articles dealing with causes of high and low self esteem, how it relates to everyday life, and how to improve self esteem. The author's simple, scientifically constructed scale for measuring self esteem is included to enable a reader to measure three componen... more »ts of personal self esteem: Verbal, Interpersonal, and Physical. Average scores for men and women are provided as a basis for comparison. Over 50 suggestions for improving self esteem are offered. The book can be read in 2 or 3 hours and will provide anyone with a simple and direct way to recognize, measure, and improve self esteem. Discussions are included on such topics as the affects of television and role models as well as the role of self esteem development as a contributor to deviant behavior.« less