Category: Self-Esteem

Social media is a platform that keeps growing every single day. It is a complex platform that is used by millions of people and at this point, it is hard to even imagine a life without social media. Social media is a platform where people get to connect with anyone from around the world with…

Social media has a major impact on todays world. Every platform affects the way people view both themselves, and others. Most people choose to make their lives look like they are more interesting than they are by posting every good or fun thing they do, but not any of the bad in their lives. The…

ABSTRACT Self-esteem has been described as the positive or negative attitudes and beliefs that a person holds about themselves, an evaluation of the emotional value and worth of self. Self-esteem is closely linked to social identity  by identifying with a group / gender, an association with the prestige and status of that group in…

Self Confidence and Self Esteem is the key to success, or we can say, the first step to success. If one has confidence about something, he can surely achieve it, as my teacher has rightly said, Our lives are moved by our actions, which take form by our thoughts. So, if a person is confident…

Self-esteem is defined as the positive or negative feelings that we have about ourselves. It can also be seen as the measurement of confidence in our own abilities. More positive feelings in ourselves have been found to be correlating with higher self-esteem and more negative feelings about ourselves correlating with lower self-esteem. One can usually…

Self-esteem is the amount of worth people assign to themselves. It has been a topic of interest for many generations. This is because self-esteem affects the day-to-day lives of everyone. Given its importance to society, it is one of the many things worth investing time and effort into investigating. This article discusses new information learned…

Introduction There are several definitions of self-esteem with different sophistication and breadths, but everybody agrees that a state of high self-esteem implies that we appreciate our personality in what we are and are hence proud of ourselves. Being more specific it means that we have a positive attitude, we have faith in our abilities, we…

Introduction The groundbreaking technologies of the late 20th and early 21st century have affected not only the professional lives but also the personal lives of people all over the world. While innovative devices were at first designed strictly for professional use, they soon became so popular that they have begun taking a toll on peoples…

Table of Contents Introduction Perceptions of self-esteem The convergent views in the two articles The divergent views in the two articles Conclusion References Introduction Self-esteem is described as the amount of value or worth a person perceives him/herself to be. In this essay, two articles are critically appraised with the intention of finding out their…

The concept of self-esteem is derived from self theory. Theory of self has been based on a Euro-American view, which has low value on the African Americans. A basic assumption of self-theory is the need to appreciate oneself and be appreciated by others. This basic assumption, according to Cross (1971) has no appreciation for the…