What’s really in a Name-Letter Effect? Name-letter preferences as indirect measures of self-esteem.

People show a preference for the letters occurring in their name (Name-Letter Effect), a phenomenon that has inspired the development of a frequently used indirect measure of self-esteem. This article reviews the literature on the Name-Letter Effect as the basis for this measure. It discusses the ta...

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Published in:	European Review of Social Psychology Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 228 - 263
Main Author:	Hoorens, Vera
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd 2014
Subjects:	Self-esteem Personal names Social psychology research Self-confidence Psychology Algorithm research
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost