There’s another model of self-esteem that I’ve found usefully predictive, in addition to models about status and hierarchy, which doesn’t seem to be mentioned here.
The model is that we have an image in our heads of our “ideal self.” That is, the person we think we “should be.” This model comes from a number of places, including other peoples expectations of who we should be, who we think is the person that can accomplish the things we want to accomplish, etc.
In addition, we have a model of our heads at any given moment of “who we are”, our self-concept and identity. This also comes from a number of places, including what other people say about us, the way we interpret memories and evidence from our own life, etc.
The level of self-esteem is based on the overlap between our ideal self and our self-concept.
There’s another model of self-esteem that I’ve found usefully predictive, in addition to models about status and hierarchy, which doesn’t seem to be mentioned here.
The model is that we have an image in our heads of our “ideal self.” That is, the person we think we “should be.” This model comes from a number of places, including other peoples expectations of who we should be, who we think is the person that can accomplish the things we want to accomplish, etc.
In addition, we have a model of our heads at any given moment of “who we are”, our self-concept and identity. This also comes from a number of places, including what other people say about us, the way we interpret memories and evidence from our own life, etc.
The level of self-esteem is based on the overlap between our ideal self and our self-concept.
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