When psychologists (e.g. Baumeister) examined the empirical evidence for the widespread cultural assumption that: a) low self-esteem was a significant cause of individual problems, such as school failure and drug abuse, and that b) raising self-esteem would "cure" these problems because of its many benefits, they found

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Research by psychologists like Baumeister found weak support for the idea that low self-esteem is a significant cause of problems like school failure and drug abuse, and also weak support for the notion that raising self-esteem would cure these problems.

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