PSYC 420 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Rejection, Collectivism, Psychopathology
7 Sep 2018
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Evaluative aspect of self-knowledge that reflects the extent to which ppl like themselves and believe they are competent. Relatively enduring characteristic that possesses both motivational and cog components. Engage in strategies to maintain or enhance feelings of self-worth (ex self-enhancement and self-protection) Reaches its peak at around 60 y/o & then declines in old age. Self-e often relatively high during childhood before dropping at beginning of adolescence. Then it increases thruout adol, young and middle adulthood. Boys report higher lvls of self-e than girls during adol (vs childhood = comparable lvls) Subtle forms of sexism, decline in girls" attitude bout appearance, gender norms. Individualistic culture report higher self-e lvls than collectivistic - *mixed evidence tho. Minority grps report lower self-e lvls than majority grps. They internalize the neg views of their grps that are held by wider society. Stigma as self-protection buffer vs neg experiences bc attribute these events to discrimination which may protect their feelings of self-worth.
