Self esteem varies with the various ethnic backgrounds in the world. This matters most on how it affects girls as well as their confidence. With most of these ethnic backgrounds, like the African-American girls, self esteem makes them socially acceptable and romantically attractive. It also makes them have high achievements academically hence high self worth. […]
In psychology, self esteem reflects on a person’s overall view and evaluation of his/her own worth. Self esteem comprises beliefs and emotional actions like desperation, pride and shame. It could also be distinguished by the concept of how an individual thinks about themselves. However, this can be in a positive or negative aspect. Self-esteem can […]
Kids with low self esteem usually disparage themselves as they don’t even see themselves achieving anything in life. This is usually brought by parents, who are the key factor to motivating their young ones, whereby they don’t encourage kids in whatever they do. Low self esteem in kids is also caused by squabbling of parents, […]
Adolescence is most associated with self esteem as it is the key to developing character in teenagers. Since adolescence leads to transformation of one’s body, altering the appearance and shape of the body, self esteem affects the self image of an individual. It requires one to have a high self esteem so as to accept […]
A study was recently held to judge the impact of video games and self esteem. the study conducted by the university of essex, found that the games allowed gamers to adopt desired personality traits, which in turn bolsters their self esteem. “a game can be more fun when you get the chance to act and […]
A Swiss researcher has found there is no significant difference in women and men’s self esteem in adolescence and young adults. I don’t think this study will eliminate sayings like “you throw like a girl” but it could go along way in clearing up misconceptions that men have more feelings of self worth than women, […]
Cancer patients have a difficult time as is on a day to day struggle, much less dealing with self esteem issues on top of everything else. When facing cancer and other potentially terminal diseases self esteem is crucial for a patient. There is so much struggle present in beating cancer that a person needs their […]
Lyndsey Gallant who specializes in dealing with victims of domestic abuse discusses the problems of self-esteem in youngsters being key later on in life. Although self esteem cannot help a person from getting into a relationship, it is very beneficial in the ability for the individual to stand up to someone who is either physically […]
During the end of school children are to participate in the end of grade testing, and are told that if they do well they often times will get to participate in a class party of some sort. This type of testing and the way that teachers promote the students passing the exam can truly damage […]
This example of how children can gain self esteem is a strong one. Showing that simple, yet enjoyable, tasks such as dancing instill required confidence in children from a young age. The girl who specifically shares her story shows that in school she is not nervous about speaking in front of her class giving presentations, […]