self-worth

plural self-worths

1. uncountableusuallyThe value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.

   Recognizing one's self-worth is a necessary step to respecting the worth of others.

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   Now, Nielsen is sending all hotel employees through EI training to help them become more open and confident, understand their own limitations and fears, and to boost their self-worth and comfort in dealing with other people.

   2011 November 9, Susanne Gargiulo, “Emotional intelligence in the workplace”, in CNN