PSY-33 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ingratiation, Impression Management, Content Analysis
Document Summary
Life outcomes of high and low self-esteem: myth and realities. Myth 1: too many people suffer from low self-esteem. Fact: there is no epidemic of low self-esteem anywhere in the world. Most people see themselves as better than the average. Myth 2: people with high self-esteem are smarter, more likable and more physically attractive than people with low-self-esteem. Fact: there is a strong correlation between having high self-esteem and being smarter, more likeable or physically attractive, but only in self- rating quizzes. Myth 3: people with high self-esteem do better in school, achieve more in job and have greater life satisfaction and happiness than those with low self-esteem. There is a correlation between self-esteem and success, but self-esteem is the result, not the cause, of success in school, work and life. Myth 4: interventions that aim to increase achievement by increasing the self- esteem of school students are successful. Fact: the exact opposite of this is true.
