PSYC-223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Comparison Theory
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Measurable beginning at 4-5 years of age and can distinguish between general self-essteem and domain specific self-esteem. 1)scholastic competence: competentce/intelligence 3)social competence: athletic competence 4) physical appearance. Academic self esteem well defined by school age/end of elementary; as they accumulate experience they may identify themselves as good in some subjects and poor in others. Other domains added such as job competence, romantic appeal, etc later in life (ie may feel loved by parents, and peers, but struggle with emotional self esteem in romantic relations) Different domains matter more/less: to many teens, appearance is a large part of self esteem. Changes in self esteem: highest in preschool years; egocentric views believe they are competent in all domains, because they do(cid:374)"t u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d (cid:449)hat others see differe(cid:374)tly. Ethnicity: -euro american children tend to have higher self worth than african american or hispanic children; later african.
