Self-esteem Flashcards
Self-acceptance definition
positive attidudes towards the self, able to acknowledge and accept multiple aspects about the self, and positive evaluation of one’s life to date
High/low self-esteem
High is favourable global evaluation of self, Low is unfavourable global evaluation of self
Age difference in self esteem
Self-esteem increases with age until 70
Self-esteem and wellbing
SE strongly correlated with life satisfaction, stronger than family, friends, or finances.
Academic performance and self-esteem
Poor academic performance reduced self-esteem, but self-esteem doesn’t really predict student grades (not bidirectional)
Self-esteem/wellbeing in individualistic and collectivistic nations CHECK
Collectivist nations had stronger correlation between self-esteem and wellbeing
Risk of some self-worth contingencies
Self-worth contingencies that are more in a person’s control are associated with positive self-esteem.
Others that are less in a person’s control are less associated with positive self-esteem.
Problems with pursuing self-esteem
Overestimating our positive qualities (bad decisions and failure to grow)
Unstable sense of self
Engaging in dysfunctional behaviours
Being competitive with others
Compassion defined by Paul Gilbert
Courage, dedication, and wisdom.
Kristen Neff’s steps to self-compassion
mindfulness, common humanity, self-kindness
Dumb arguments against self-compassion
Self-criticism is effective (compassion motivates to reach goals by self care, not by inadequacy
Self-compassion is for week people-actually people become more resilient through self-compassion
Additional benefits of self-Compassion
Unlike self-esteem it is not associated with narcissism
Lowers psychopathology
Greater body satisfaction
Greater regulation of health behaviours
Higher wellbeing
Gilbert’s three circle model of emotion
Incentive/resource focused system
Affiliative/soothing focused
Threat focused
