[sklogic]

> Ok, only Americans have over-inflated self esteem,

Again. Only Americans are conditioned to value and cherish their self esteem. That was my statement.

Other cultures do not put any emphasis on self esteem (and many consider it as something shameful to even talk about it).

[burkaman]

Fine, I would be interested to see evidence of that if you have any. The study you linked was not related, and that doesn't match up with my own experiences with non-American.

[sklogic]

The study is related - it shows an attitude to self esteem, while you're apparently trying to compare the self esteem itself.

[burkaman]

Do you have a quote that describes that, because that's not what I saw at all. The basic summary is that while Chinese people tend to evaluate their skills more modestly than Americans, their emotional self esteem is just as high. I didn't see anything analyzing how they value their self esteem, or how it affects their behavior.