RACY Special Issue: Social Cognition and Self. Citation: Racy, F. (2015). New directions in the controversial study of self-esteem: A review with suggestions for future research. Behavioural Sciences Undergraduate Journal, 2(1), 42-57. Author: Famira Racy, Psychology, Mount Royal University (MRU) Correspondence:
[email protected] Reviewers: Alain Morin, MRU; Christina Campbell, MRU; Dave Mumby, Concordia University; Hanaa El Moghrabi, MRU Conflict of interest and declaration of resolve: The author of this article is also the Editor of the BSUJ, therefore actions were taken to check the publication process by (1) inviting extra reviewers and (2) inviting an associate editor from another institution to contribute to the article. The BSUJ acknowledges Dr. Dave Mumby from Concordia University for associate editorial contribution as well as for peer- review of this article. Author Acknowledgements: I thank the inspirational MRU Faculty, Department of Arts, reviewers, and other BSUJ authors of this special issue for their peer-support and dedication during the publication process. I also thank the MRU Library for the opportunity to publish with open-access. Copyright: © 2015 Famira Racy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The use, distribution or reproduction of this article in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited, a link to the licence is provided (CC for 4.0), it is indicated whether or not changes were made to the original article, and other conditions of the BSUJ and the other forums are met. New Directions in the Controversial Study of Self-esteem: A Review with Suggestions for Future Research Abstract The construct of self-esteem (SE) is controversial due to conceptual and methodological problems that have led to the near abandonment of its study.