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People with low self-esteem often construct "Jekyll and Hyde" images of their partners as a defense against criticism, which is why they tend to love or hate the objects of their affection, Yale psychologists found. Those with low self-esteem also tend to criticize loved ones to pre-empt anticipated attacks, said Margaret Clark, professor of psychology at Yale and senior faculty author of the study.
Those with high self-esteem need only one mental image, because they don't worry about rejection, knowing that everyone has a mixture of good and bad traits, Clark said.See the full content of this document
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Low Self-Esteem Impacts Relationships, Study Finds
Clark and Steven M. Graham hypothesized that those with low self- esteem vacillate between ...
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