PSY336H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Comparison Theory, Availability Heuristic, Big5
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Outcome of circumstances rather than cause of well-being. Not all people can be better than average. In order to maintain high level of self-esteem, may need to derogate outgroup members. Map most onto acceptance of the self. Recognize that struggling and making mistakes is a part of human nature, connects us rather than separates us from other people. Over-identification is that when we fail we tend to focus on that as indicator of self-worth. E. g. , overidentifying with that failed test as self-worth. Take more distant view of yourself, take that step back and see that common humanity. Related to neuroticism but not reduced to that. It"s correlated with self-esteem, but predicts unique variance in well-being. More open to feedback, especially when we mess up. Predicts stability in self-esteem, but predicts unique variance in well-being. Fewer social comparison, less anger toward others mistakes. I - self as knower, experiencer, story teller. The sense of being one"s true self.
