High self-esteem correlates highly with self-reported happiness. However, it is not clear which, if either, necessarily leads to the other.<ref name="BaumeisterCampbell2003" /> Additionally, self-esteem has been found to be related to forgiveness in close relationships, in that people with high self-esteem will be more forgiving than people with low self-esteem.<ref name="EatonWardstruthers2006">{{cite journal|last1=Eaton|first1=J|last2=Wardstruthers|first2=C|last3=Santelli|first3=A|title=Dispositional and state forgiveness: The role of self-esteem, need for structure, and narcissism|journal=Personality and Individual Differences|volume=41|issue=2|year=2006|pages=371–380|issn=01918869|doi=10.1016/j.paid.2006.02.005}}</ref> | High self-esteem correlates highly with self-reported happiness. However, it is not clear which, if either, necessarily leads to the other.<ref name="BaumeisterCampbell2003" /> Additionally, self-esteem has been found to be related to forgiveness in close relationships, in that people with high self-esteem will be more forgiving than people with low self-esteem.<ref name="EatonWardstruthers2006">{{cite journal|last1=Eaton|first1=J|last2=Wardstruthers|first2=C|last3=Santelli|first3=A|title=Dispositional and state forgiveness: The role of self-esteem, need for structure, and narcissism|journal=Personality and Individual Differences|volume=41|issue=2|year=2006|pages=371–380|issn=01918869|doi=10.1016/j.paid.2006.02.005}}</ref> |