Adolescent Egocentrism & Self-Esteem Flashcards
What is the imaginary audience?
Heightened self-consciousness is reflected in adolescent’s beliefs that others are as interested in them as they are of themselves
How does the imaginary audience impact adolescents?
It leads to a desire to be noticed and visible - adolescents feel they are always on stage
Define personal fable
A sense of uniqueness possessed by adolescents; it means they think that no one can, has, or will think/feel how they do.
T/F: Optimistic bias is the tendency in adolescents to assume that misfortunes are more likely to happen to others than to them
True.
T/F: Adolescents tend to have a stronger optimistic bias than adults
True.
What is self-concept?
Academic/athletic performance, physical appearance, social acceptance, etc. Who am I? It’s how I see myself!
The phenomenon of adolescents being more likely than children to use social comparison for self-evaluation purposes is called…
The looking-glass phenomenon
Self-esteem is…
How much value people place on themselves/how they feel about themselves
There are 3 stages of self-esteem in youth. Name them, and their barometric trajectory.
Late childhood: relatively high baseline of self-esteem
Early/mid adolescence: self-esteem drops sharply (further in females)
Early adulthood: increases slightly (higher in males)
What is the most influential factor in self-esteem in adolescents?
Body image/physical appearance
Is classmate support is more important than close-friend support when it comes to self-esteem?
Yes! Since it is more objective, adolescents take it more seriously.
High self-esteem does not…
Improve school performance
Create more interpersonal success
Make you less aggressive
Reduce substance abuse
