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The previous chapter provided a theoretical framework for the conceptualisation of self-esteem from a Humanistic and Social Psychology perspective. For the purposes of this research, self-esteem has been defined as a socially constructed emotion in order to give the construct a more precise theoretical formulation, one that permits consideration of cultural variations in self-esteem and at the same time allows the researcher to examine the construct’s relationship to individuals’ emotional responses to social role requirements and situational demands in multi-cultural organisational contexts.