Could we try to establish that the values adopted by people with low self-worth are inauthentic?
The total self-worth scale from this measure can be used as an indicator of self-esteem and valuing of the self.
Some are related to professional development, whether imposed or self-selected, and others to personal development, as in seeking a sense of self-worth.
Involvement in local activities and voluntary work also enhanced people's sense of self-worth.
Such a relationship seems to confer legitimacy on their illness and thereby boosts their sense of self-worth.
Admittedly, the phrases 'self-esteem' and 'sense of self-worth' are used in a frustratingly wide range of ways.
Would these not be the cardinal virtues as well as a sense of self-worth?
The 'being' modest consists in simply underestimating self-worth.
