To learn more about self-esteem and dealing with feelings about yourself, go to kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/self_esteem.html (Kids Health for Kids).

You can find out more about Roy Baumeister's research on self-esteem at www.fsu.com/pages/2004/03/01/self_esteem.html (Florida State University).

Books recommended by SearchIt!Science:

Body Image: A Reality Check — Pamela Shires Sneddon Published by Enslow Publishers, 1999. When you look in the mirror, how do you feel about what you see? Body Image looks at the history of self-perception. Do you want to change your body? What did people of your mother's generation think of themselves? This book presents the dangers of eating disorders. It examines the topics of dieting, piercing, and other body altering decisions. Rather than changing your body, the author suggests ways to embrace your own self.

Health Science Projects About Psychology — Robert Gardner, Barbara Gardner Conklin Published by Enslow Publishers, 2002. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is your best friend an introvert or an extrovert? How can you make a mealworm back up? In this book, you’ll find exciting science projects and experiments that will help you answer these questions and many more. Design and implement your very own psychological research for the next science fair!

psychology The scientific study of the mind, feelings, and behavior.

Copyright © 2002, 2003 Houghton-Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Used with permission.