About
Jonathon Brown, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. His research is concerned with understanding the nature, origins, and consequences of self-esteem. He believes that self-esteem develops at a very early, preverbal age in response to biological (temperamental) and interpersonal factors, such as introjected parental love and attachment, and that these feelings tend to remain throughout life. Brown's work emphasizes the importance of self-esteem in how individuals respond to negative feedback, such as failure, criticism, rejection, or ostracism. He posits that high self-esteem allows individuals to experience failure without feeling bad about themselves, highlighting the principal value of having high self-esteem. Brown's research explores how self-esteem functions across cultures and its impact on emotional reactions, motivation, and mental health.
Research topics
- Psychology
- Social psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Mathematics
- Cognitive psychology
Selected publications
Self-Esteem and Self-Evaluation: Feeling is Believing
2014-02-25 · 193 citations
article1st authorCorrespondingSelf-esteem is a hot topic. Educators believe that self-esteem plays an essential role in academic achievement. Politicians, business managers, and religious leaders extol the virtues of self-esteem as a vehicle for attaining success in numerous other pursuits and endeavors. Social scientists proclaim that self esteem is integral to life adjustment. And a slew of popular books have appeared in recent years promising to help people build and maintain high self-esteem. In short, self-esteem is a…
2018-01-01 · 58 citations
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingLinear Models in Matrix Form : A Hands-On Approach for the Behavioral Sciences
2014-01-01 · 13 citations
book1st authorCorrespondingSelf-enhancement biases, self-esteem, and ideal mate preferences
Personality and Individual Differences · 2014-10-22 · 9 citations
articleSenior authorAdvanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
2018-01-01 · 6 citations
book1st authorCorresponding
Frequent coauthors
- 87 shared
Richard D. Alexander
University of Leicester
- 83 shared
A. Sicilia-Aguilar
University of Dundee
- 83 shared
W.‐F. Thi
- 82 shared
Jonathan P. Williams
- 82 shared
I. Kamp
- 81 shared
B. Sibthorpe
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
- 81 shared
Bill Dent
Atacama Large Millimeter Submillimeter Array
- 81 shared
Aki Roberge
Goddard Space Flight Center
Education
B.A.
University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & honors
- SESP Scientific Impact Award for 2013
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