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Is Nathaniel Branden's view on self esteem widely accepted ?

I was reading the book and was wondering whether I should accept a lot of his assertions.

He describes what self esteem is and describes six pillars that increase self esteem.

I am curious to know whether his view on self esteem is accepted or rejected/discarded as nonsense by the experts in the field of psychology.

I can personally say that I followed some of the pillars before I even knew what the word self-esteem even meant and It definitely  has affected my self-esteem and that is one of the reasons I am leaning towards accepting the his ideas completely.

Thanks

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your answers. A lot of you have claimed that either the author is unheard of or his views are not really accepted. Can any of you share what exactly is the mainstream psychologist view on self-esteem? It's meaning as well as what builds high self esteem? Are their any books or articles that explain this mainstream view?
gpt
I've been researching and teaching psychological science for over 20 years and had to google Nathaniel Branden to find out about him. His views on self-esteem appear to be overly complex and not well backed up in the psychological literature. The general idea that people derive self-esteem from multiple sources is well accepted and well-established though.