From Self-Esteem to Mental Health: Empathy as Mediator

Ömer Faruk Şimşek* and İhsan Bozanoğlu***Asst. Prof. Dr., Izmir University of Economics, Department of Psychology, Izmir, TURKEY**Asst. Prof. Dr., Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Education, Bolu, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Although self-esteem has been considered an end-state of mental health or a defense mechanism, recent theoretical and empirical findings questions its status in the field […]