PS271 Lecture Notes - David Buss, Personality Psychology
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Certain measures like the five-factor model, shows us that personality can change over time but one factor that needs to be taken into account for this model is self-esteem. Self-esteem needs to be taken more into consideration when viewing the five-factor model but not to take examine at whether that individual has high or low self esteem. Instead focus the day to day changes in self esteem and in doing so; we will be able to determine how self-esteem could successfully fit into the five-factor model. By examining self-esteem, it allows us to view personality and how it changes through self-esteem variability which is able to predict that a certain situation will affect that individual in the future. Now you may be confused a little, however i will explain all the terminology and how self-esteem has been studied in the past; also view self-esteem through my personal observations.
