Implicit Self-Esteem, Explicit Self-Concept, and Personality Traits Discrepancy

One of the main things impacted by our self-concept and our self-esteem is our communication with other people. Self-concept, self image, self-esteem self efficacy are major factors in the way we communicate. Whether we are introverts or extroverts that can be seen in the way we communicate with others. Communication becomes smooth when we become part of it. People with high self esteem are confident, responsible, committed to goals, genuine and forgiving. An artificially inflated self-esteem is an effort to appear to have high self-esteem. However, such individuals don’t typically show the characteristics of people with high self-esteem. Whereas low esteemed people insecure, unhappy and impatient. An artificially inflated self-esteem is an effort to appear to have high self-esteem. However, such individuals don’t typically show the characteristics of people with high self-esteem. There are certain ways improve ones self-esteem. Development of a relationship is closely related to systematic self-disclosure. General personality traits such as quietness, shyness, and reticence frequently precipitate Communication Apprehension. Prevention and treatment methods of communication apprehension are now available.

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Self-concept, Self-esteem, Personality Traits and Psychopathological Symptoms in Adolescents with and without Visual Impairment

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/s1138741600001566 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 149-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Maite Garaigordobil ◽

Elena Bernarás

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Visual Impairment ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Self Concept ◽

Positive Relation ◽

Psychopathological Symptoms

The purpose of this study was to analyze self-concept, self-esteem, and other personality traits and psychopathological symptoms in subjects with and without visual impairment. The sample was made up of 90 participants aged 12 to 17: 61 with no impairment and 29 with visual impairment. The ANOVA showed that there were no significant differences in self-concept and self-esteem in the samples, but the visually impaired adolescents scored significantly higher in various psychopathological symptoms as well as in their capacity for kind behavior. The ANOVA revealed no gender differences in any variables in adolescents without visual impairment. However, women with visual impairment scored lower in self-esteem and higher in various psychopathological symptoms. Pearson coefficients revealed negative relations between self-concept/self-esteem and all the psychopathological symptoms, and neuroticism, as well as a positive relation with extraversion. Low psychoticism, high extraversion, and low hostility were identified as predictors of high self-concept.

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Adaptive and maladaptive features of schizotypy clusters in a community sample

10.31234/osf.io/rdu56 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bertalan Polner ◽

Ernő Hupuczi ◽

János Kállai

Keyword(s):

Protective Factors ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Anxiety Sensitivity ◽

Community Sample ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Self Concept ◽

Cognitive Schemas ◽

Psychotic Experiences ◽

Prevention And Treatment ◽

Spectrum Disorders

ManuscriptSchizotypal personality traits correlate with psychopathology and impaired functional outcome. Yet advantageous aspects of positive schizotypy may exist which could promote resilience and creativity, and several studies have identified a high positive but low negative schizotypy group with some signs of adaptation. The aim of our study was to clarify whether such individuals demonstrate only adaptive features, or they also have maladaptive traits, putatively compensated by protective factors. Participants (N = 643 students, 71.5% female) completed measures of schizotypy, resilience, self-esteem, self-concept clarity, absorption, maladaptive personality traits and anxiety sensitivity. We identified four clusters: an overall low schizotypy, an overall high schizotypy, a disorganised-interpersonal schizotypy and a positive schizotypy cluster. The overall high schizotypy cluster seemed to be the most vulnerable as it was the least resilient and showed widespread maladaptation, whereas the high positive schizotypy cluster had intact self-esteem and high resilience and its elevated absorption may hold the promise for adaptive outcomes such as creativity and positive spirituality. Positive schizotypy was linked to dysfunctional cognitive schemas only in the high schizotypy cluster, suggesting that psychotic experiences might be less distressing for the positive schizotypy group. However, the high positive schizotypy cluster also exhibited maladaptive personality traits and lacked self-concept clarity. The results suggest that individuals showing high positive and low negative schizotypy are characterised by a mixture of adaptive and maladaptive features. Better understanding of these factors could be informative for prevention and treatment of psychosis-spectrum disorders.

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Relationship between personality traits and self-concept in high school students

Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke ◽

10.2298/zmsdn1344551m ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 551-562

Author(s):

Mia Maric

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Social Desirability ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Negative Evaluation ◽

Fear Of Negative Evaluation ◽

Self Concept ◽

School Students ◽

The Relationship

In adolescence, there are significant changes in behavior, which are largely determined by personality traits and perceptions which adolescents have about themselves. The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between basic personality dimensions of Eysenck model and certain aspects of self-concept among high school students. The sample consisted of 200 students in the second and fourth year of high school. The research results confirm the existence of significant correlation between all three investigated dimensions of personality and certain aspects of self-concept in adolescence. Thus, it was determined that neuroticism is positively associated with fear of negative evaluation, externality and low social desirability and negatively with loneliness. Extraversion is positively related to persistence, self-esteem and general life satisfaction, and negatively with the perceived incompetence, loneliness, fear of negative evaluation and externality, and low psychoticism is positively associated with persistence, self-esteem and general satisfaction, and negatively with the perceived incompetence and loneliness.

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Self-Concept and Interpersonal Communication

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0303.115 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Prabhakararao Sampthirao

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Communication Apprehension ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Self Concept ◽

Self Disclosure ◽

Self Image ◽

Prevention And Treatment ◽

Major Factors ◽

The Way

One of the main things impacted by our self-concept and our self-esteem is our communication. Self-concept, self-image, self-esteem and self-efficacy are major factors in the way we communicate. Whether we are introverts or extroverts that can be seen in the way we communicate with others. Communication becomes smooth when we become part of it. People with high self-esteem are confident, responsible, committed to goals, genuine and forgiving. An artificially inflated self-esteem is an effort to appear to have high self-esteem. However, such individuals don’t typically show the characteristics of people with high self-esteem. Whereas people with low self-esteem are insecure, unhappy and impatient, but people artificially inflated self-esteem try to appear to have high self-esteem in an effort to compensate their deficiency. There are certain ways improve one’s self-esteem. Development of a relationship is closely related to systematic self-disclosure which again another form of interpersonal communication. General personality traits such as quietness, shyness, and reticence frequently precipitate Communication Apprehension. Prevention and treatment methods of communication apprehension are now available.

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Can the Academic Self-Concept be Positive and Realistic?

Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie ◽

10.1024/1010-0652.19.3.132 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 129-132 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Reimer Kornmann

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Opposite Effect ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Point Of View ◽

The Other ◽

Self Concept ◽

High Ability ◽

Self Image ◽

Other Hand

Summary: My comment is basically restricted to the situation in which less-able students find themselves and refers only to literature in German. From this point of view I am basically able to confirm Marsh's results. It must, however, be said that with less-able pupils the opposite effect can be found: Levels of self-esteem in these pupils are raised, at least temporarily, by separate instruction, academic performance however drops; combined instruction, on the other hand, leads to improved academic performance, while levels of self-esteem drop. Apparently, the positive self-image of less-able pupils who receive separate instruction does not bring about the potential enhancement of academic performance one might expect from high-ability pupils receiving separate instruction. To resolve the dilemma, it is proposed that individual progress in learning be accentuated, and that comparisons with others be dispensed with. This fosters a self-image that can in equal measure be realistic and optimistic.

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Analysis of Self-Concept in Older Adults in Different Contexts

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759.20.4.262 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 262-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Manuel de Gracia Blanco ◽

Josep Garre Olmo ◽

María Marcó Arbonès ◽

Pilar Monreal Bosch

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

External Validity ◽

Aging Process ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Self Concept ◽

Self Perceptions ◽

Discriminatory Capacity

Summary: Self-concept is a construct consisting of a group of specific self-perceptions that are hierarchically organized. Age-associated changes of self-concept are related to the individual's perception of the changes occurring throughout the aging process. The authors examined external validity and internal consistency of an instrument that has been developed to assess self-concept in older adults and examined self-concept's characteristics in two different contexts. Results confirm the multidimensionality of the scale and show a satisfactory external validity, indicating good discriminatory capacity. Findings support the hypothesis that older people who live in a nursing home have a poor self-esteem, self-concept, and psychological well-being and have a greater presence of depressive symptoms than people who live in their own home.

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