- Self esteem is the extent to which an individual likes, values and accepts the self.
- There are many sources of self esteem, who people choose to compare themselves to, unconscious perspectives on feedback, as well as what domains one considers most important in self concept.
- People desire to have high self esteem and that can sometimes be found through self serving biases and implicit egotism.
- Self serving biases: people who take credit for their successes but downplay their failures.
- Implicit egotism: when people gravitate towards others, places and things that resembles the self.
- The self is known as the hub of each person's social world.
References:
Gilbert, Daniel T., Daniel M. Wegner, and Matthew K. Nock. "Personality."Psychology. By Daniel L. Schacter. Third ed. N.p.: Worth, n.d. 471-503. Print.
Gilbert, Daniel T., Daniel M. Wegner, and Matthew K. Nock. "Personality."Psychology. By Daniel L. Schacter. Third ed. N.p.: Worth, n.d. 471-503. Print.