Stuck With Low-Self Esteem

Stuck With Low-Self Esteem

Part1

The theory and scientific research presented in the scientific paper of “The Development of Self Esteem” are rooted in people concerned with low self-esteem. The study is founded on the progress of self-esteem and its impact on someone’s life results. From the research, it is evident that self-esteem intensifies from teenage years to middle maturity, from which it drops at an acceleration speed into old age. In solidify the findings, there are no regiment differences in the trajectory of self-esteem concerning the gap between adolescence to timeworn age (Orth & Robins, 2014). The research suggests that self-esteem might be immutable, but it doesn’t mean it is comparatively stable. This is because a person who has high or little self-esteem has a high probability of having comparatively high or low self-esteem years later. When it comes to the effect that either high or low self-esteem has on an individual life, persons with great self-esteem do have a habit of having success and comfort in the domain of their lives. This is an indication of the substantial effect self-esteem has on important real-world outcomes.

The research method used to support the research findings acquired data from the longitudinal study of generations. The examination was based on five evaluations over twelve years period of a sample of one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four persons age sixteen to ninety-seven. By analysis of the data, three conclusions were derived; firstly, evaluation of the growth curve indicated how self-esteem grows from adolescence to adulthood, and when it reaches about fifty years of age, it decreases in old age.

The second finding is that, by the use of cross-lagged regression examination, when a better position to the model cause instead of the consequence of life outcome is. Finely, by the use of growth curve analysis where time-varying covariate is the vital variable, it indicated that self-esteem has a medium-sized influence on life-span paths of effect on occupation status. These three conclusions made were replicated to cover four generations of participants, children, parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. In unison, the outcome suggested that self-esteem has a substantial effect on real-world life experience. Besides, both high and low self-esteem aren’t plain epiphenomena of success and failure in vital domains of life.

When applying the trajectory theory to an individual suffering from low self-esteem, and they think their state won’t change, there are a couple of things they can do differently. Because it is proven that a decline in self-esteem tends to be very minimal when a person has maintained their health and great physicality, and they have acquired financial independence and any other aspect that makes life worth living. Besides, it will be a good idea for him to know that self-esteem doesn’t necessarily indicate personal objective talent and abilities or even how, as a person, you are seen by others (Orth & Robins, 2014). It is stereotypic thinking that having high self-esteem means that you are good enough and vice versa. What is true is the fact that self-esteem accounts for the feeling of self-acceptance and self-respect. This means the moment an individual has contended with his personality, the sense of inferiority as a result of low self-esteem disappears. And things will change as self-esteem rises gradually as indicated by trajectory theory and falls years later, which might not even be the case.

When it comes to long-term stability, an individual’s self-esteem doesn’t fluctuate just as moods and attitudes do. But just like intelligence and personality, it manifests slowly and gradually over a long period. To determine this, the Latent trait-state model was used to analyze the behavior of the data acquired by longitudinal studies. Seventy percent of the data determine esteem stability by looking at individual characteristics. Self-esteem affects individuals’ futures (Orth & Robins, 2014). However, this is not a guaranteed case since the outcome of a person’s life is controlled with how he perceives his life and decision he makes. As far as research proves that people with high self-esteem do have excellent life experience, it doesn’t mean the opposite for individuals with low self-esteem. They might have a challenge with associating with people, and they be-little themselves. Since esteem does increase, excellent life experience can be developed and maintained.

 

 

Part2.

In light of the scientific evidence, I would tell him that his self-esteem will go up eventually. Although it differs from one individual to another, the research suggests that self-esteem will most likely escalate from adolescence to middle adulthood and then start to drop from there as the person gets older. The study strongly suggests that as a person develops from his or her younger years to the adult years, self-esteem grows in the person (Orth & Robins, 2014). So, I would likely tell my friend that as he gets older and starts living a more adult life, he will begin to gain more confidence in himself.  According to the study, my friend is currently in his young adult stages, and the chances are that his self-esteem will start improving if he starts to see life from an adult’s point of view.

The study also states that this projection in self-esteem differs in different individuals depending on the lifestyle that they follow. Therefore, I would tell my friend that is true, but it will also require an effort on his side. He has to have a different mindset and stop criticizing himself. Instead, he should focus more on the small wins that he has been able to achieve over time, no matter how little it is. Having a belief in his mind that “nothing is going to change” will hinder this transition that is expected to happen as he becomes an adult. The fact that he feels like a failure doesn’t mean that he necessarily is one; it only means that it is what he believes. I would also add to the fact that I do not necessarily mean that his self-esteem will drop as he gets older. Although one of the significant reasons that self-esteem decreases in old age is due to the decline in health, socioeconomic status and cognitive abilities it is true that if he maintains his health well and maintains his age through old age, it is likely that he can still have self-esteem in old age.

I would also advise him to achieve such a status, and he also has to have a more emotionally stable life. The research has shown that people who are extra emotionally steady, conscientious, and extraverted tend to develop high self-esteem than those who show a lowness in this trait. I will, therefore, insist for him to be more emotionally stable and avoid complaining a lot, he should also be more aware of his environment, and finally, he should avoid being an introvert and start mingling with other individuals.

The research on another level goes on to prove that self-esteem is more like character and intellect. It means that self-esteem does not vary continuously over time but will vary tremendously depending on the successes and failures that we experience. This means that an individual’s self-worth and esteem will be higher if he or she experiences more progress and then failures. With this fact in my arsenal, I will tell my friend that he if he focuses more on the success that he has achieved over time. Having successes is only a matter of perspective. If he becomes more positive about his life, he is likely going to see the small victory that he had achieved over time, and by focusing on these successes, he is going to have high self-esteem. And according to the other research, if he does this throughout his life, he is likely to have self-esteem all through and, contrary to the first theory, will not see a decline in his esteem.

To sum it up, It is highly likely that he feels like a failure because of the way he perceives his life. It does not necessarily mean that he is one.  He should, therefore, start creating a mentality of positivity in his mind and with time will see his self-esteem and self-worth improve and by the findings of the first research his confidence will grow tremendously with age and by applying the second theory, his self-esteem will be intact if he focuses more on his success and put less emphasis on his failure and should only learn from them.

 

 

 

Reference

Orth, U., & Robins, R. W. (2014). The development of self-esteem. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23, 381-387.