positive self-image

Example Sentences

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I want to bring it up to Jackson, but he’s struggled with low self-esteem, and it’s obvious that this has become a compulsion to maintain a positive self-image.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2024

The researchers hypothesized that one reason for willful ignorance might be that some people behave altruistically because they want to maintain a positive self-image of being an altruistic person.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

I did not have a lot of positive self-image.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2020

Fascinating article from which I learned a lot about the importance of a positive self-image.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2018

He did this to allay guilt that was burdening his positive self-image and so that he might restrain himself from a touch that could cause him to lose his prey so soon.

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)