Faces of Science

Q.What factors did you take into consideration when rating your self-esteem?

• What other people have said to you (family, friends, teachers, enemies)?
• How many possessions you have in terms of the latest fashions, gadgets, mobiles phones etc.?
• How many friends you have and how close you feel to them?
• Your variety of skills?
• Your intelligence or your marks in your last exams?
• All your achievements?
• How you look?

Some people develop low self-esteem because they compare themselves to celebrities who appear to be living ‘perfect lives’, achieving everything they want and always looking immaculate in photos. However, stories of celebrities very rarely show them in a bad light.

Most people rate their self-esteem by comparing themselves to their peer group and the people around them that are most like them.

 

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