<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Self-esteem is a concept which everybody experiences, either positively or negatively, but there is some conceptual confusion in self-esteem theory and research arising from a failure to clearly distinguish between self-feelings and self-conceptions. This book addresses the issue by replicating past studies with analysis of original data and proposing a three-factor theory of self-sentiments consisting of self-esteem, self-efficacy and self activation.--Back cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Self-esteem is a concept which everybody experiences but there is conceptual confusion between self-feelings and self-conceptions. This book addresses the issue by replicating past studies with analysis of original data and proposing a three-factor theory of self-sentiments consisting of self-esteem, self-efficacy and self activation.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Neil J. MacKinnon is Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph, Canada. His book <i>Symbolic Interactionism as Affect Control</i> is an authoritative presentation of affect control theory; and a more recent book <i>Self, Identity, and Social Institutions</i> with David Heise presents a dynamic model of the self in the context of social institutions.