It has been observed that positive school functioning and right monitoring is associated with high self-esteem and low externalizing behavior. Earlier research has suggested that African American youth from two-parent families have higher self-esteem than those from single-mother families, which emphasizes the significance of both biological parents for children. ... The interview data was collected using Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) software. ... Higher level of co-parent monitoring was found to be significantly associated with lower level of externalizing behavior (t = ...

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Consequently they develop a false sense of esteem as a survival mechanism. ... Lacking the courage to confront this anxiety they are doomed to remain in a state of low self esteem. ... This seminar aims at beginning the process of developing one's self esteem, in the hope that eventually one will be able to examine other belief systems, and learn to differentiate between the strengths and weaknesses of the different systems of belief. ... This transcending courage that continually transcends itself represents the ultimate in the development of self-esteem. ...

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Too much access to this technology has been shown not only to inhibit learning and comprehension, limit social growth and self-esteem, but introduces our children to harmful and dangerous situations. ... " This social awkwardness and lack of much needed skills can be directly linked to the overuse of the Internet, which can lead to low self-esteem and depression. ... This ends up desensitizing them and making them more prone to inflicting self-harm, as well as harm on others. ... As with being exposed to the violent websites, cyber bullying will most likely lead to lowered self-esteem and...

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For certain individuals, especially ones with low self-esteem this can cause a mild form of depression, because they don't feel as adequate or that their life is as great as their Facebook friends. ... This theory proposes that mild depression is an adaptive response that evolved to aid risk aversive behavior in social contexts; for example, in threat situations, the suite of depressive functions include hypersensitivity to the social status of others, reducing one's expectations of success and sending signals of low relative self-value to others. ... Ethical Considerations One of t...

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A survey done by the University of Salford in the UK shows that half of the 298 participants, who are all social media users, say that social networking sites made their self-esteem worse (Gummow). ... This can usually fuel or crush an individual's self-esteem. ... Sherrie Campbell, a psychotherapist, explains that there are seven telltale signs that social media could be negatively impacting a teen's self-esteem: Social media disrupts real-world thoughts and interactions, social media affects one's mood, real-life interactions are difficult and being alone is uncomfortable, one...

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" However, as a self-confessed Facebook addict, as well as having done an extensive amount of research on the topic, there is a dark side to too much digital connection. While you may think you are keeping up and improving your social life by using these sites, it is actually a negative activity that is detrimental to one's self. ... There are ample amounts of studies that prove a large amount of Facebook's millions upon millions of users to be linked to decreased self-esteem and an increase of poor self-image among our society, children and adults alike. ... When looking at pi...

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" However, as a self-confessed Facebook addict, as well as having done an extensive amount of research on the topic, there is a dark side to too much digital connection. While you may think you are keeping up and improving your social life by using these sites, it is actually a negative activity that is detrimental to one's self. ... There are ample amounts of studies that prove a large amount of Facebook's millions upon millions of users to be linked to decreased self-esteem and an increase of poor self-image among our society, children and adults alike. ... When looking at pi...

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Many views held by some members of society in America today reflect negatively on homosexuality, and have a very real affect upon the self-esteem and self-image of Gay teenagers. ... A person who is born gay has little to no chance of being able to ignore that aspect of them-self, without repressing a very important and key part of their psyche. ... Depending upon the group, and them-self, they might feel a larger or smaller need to conform. ... When a gay teen can accept them-self and begin to act without letting the ignorant and harmful actions of some affect them personally, they can begi...

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Those who are taught to produce useful goods and to be productive are likely to develop the self-esteem essential to a normal, integrated personality. ... Most of the inmates have had too little discipline or too much, come from broken homes, and have no self-esteem. ... Those who are taught to produce useful goods and to be productive are "likely to develop the self-esteem essential to a normal, integrated personality". ...

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Is Technology Stealing Our (Self) Identities? ... Technology overtakes our self-identity it amplifies the feeling of invisibility that can influence the perceptions that we have on our self. ... A 2010 study from York University found that people with lower self-esteem spent more time online and posted more "self-promotional" content to sites like Facebook. ... It's replacing the traditional way we interact with one another and it has increased cyber bullying and our self-expression. ...

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Growing up, as a child of seven, living in Brooklyn New York, was a complicated challenges for me, and as well my siblings. I can confirm for sure " we were limited to the amount outside extracurricular activities that are generally abundant in rich communities. Having access to extracurricular act...

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Family structure have a crucial impact on socialization, developing self concept, and personality characteristics. ... Statistically, chances that a child will suffer with low self esteem, precocious sexual activity, greater delinquent like behavior and difficulty established gratifying lasting adult heterosexual relationships is significantly higher for kids involved in divorce (Bisnaire 1990). ...

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Dickens establishes the theme and shows Pip learning this lesson, largely by exploring ideas of ambition and self-improvement. Ambition and self-improvement take two forms in Great Expectations "moral and social; these motivate Pip's best and his worst behavior throughout the novel. First, Pip desires moral self-improvement. ... Second, Pip desires social self-improvement. ... Pip achieves this realization when he is finally able to understand that, despite the esteem in which he holds Estella, one's social status is in no way connected to one's real character. ...

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This causes the victim to lose self-esteem and confidence, making the bullies more powerful in this situation and it leads the victim to a severe case of depression. The teen sees and feels how powerful that specific social group is and then they label more social groups as that powerful, which brings down their self-esteem even more. ... The power struggles between the teenagers and all different groups in society create inner self-conflicts and societal conflicts. ... These negative environments cause the teenagers to behave in a negative way, which means they do not have self-confidence a...

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Abstract The foster care system looks to find interventions to help improve the quality of life for children placed in foster care homes. In the process to try to improve the children's quality of life, interventions are created. Intervention programs are created for the foster care children and the care givers. The interventions look through lenses of various theories to get a rational set of ideas that help explain a situation. Theories allow situations to be looked at in different ways according to different factors within the micro, mazzo, and macro systems. ...

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Cyberbullying is getting more and more attention especially from social media. With the rise of cell phone technology and a general lack of accountability, cyberbullying is affecting a substantial number of people including: teens, children, and young adults. A good example of cyberbullying took pla...

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Sociologically speaking social stratification is a system of ranking of different categories of people in the society on the basis of hierarchy. It has been present all over the world since generations but it varies from society to society. When we study about social stratification we see that there...

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(Nichcy, 2004) According to Lashers(1978), Emotional disturbance can be generally defined as an abrupt break, slowing down, or postponement in developing and meaningful relationships with other persons and/or in developing a positive and accurate sense of self. ... He may express himself by throwing a toy or hitting a mother child, rather than by smiling. (3) Learning skills and gaining self confidence. ... (Weintein,1987) Nichcy (2004) Some of the characteristics and behaviours seen in the children with emotional disturbances include: Hyperactivity (short attention span, impulsiveness); Aggr...

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Self-discipline becomes difficult, because one does not have internalised pressure and has moved to total independance from ones parents or teachers to manage one's workload and study program. ... Since there is decrease of social support from parents and guardians, homesickness may occur in first year university students may feel side-lined which then lowers their self-esteem triggering feelings of loneliness and depression and slowly affecting their adjustment to the environment. ...

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It is widely understood that people who are poor have worse self-reported health, higher rates of disability, and higher rates of death, disease and injury. ... Employment is not solely a means to gaining an income but also has been shown to enhance social status, improve self-esteem. ... "The concentrations of deprived households in these areas have become more apparent and problems of crime, drug abuse, unemployment and low social esteem have increased" (Alcock, P, Erskine, A &, May M, 1998, page 303). ...

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The group size, the individual's familiarity with the subject, and the individual's personality (i.e. low self-esteem) can all affect the choice to conform. ... These influences combined with the conditions of the group (the group size, having to voice your own response, or self doubt about the situation) will be key factors in the chosen behavior. ... All of us, not just teenagers faced with peer pressure, find ourselves in social situations where our own self knowledge about the situation is in direct conflict with a larger group. ...

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Ever since John Money first coined the phrase 'gender role' in his 1955 study of intersexuals (hermaphrodites), studies have been performed that appear to show we do not consciously stereotype other people extra-group but in fact are compelled to do so in order to create self-identity and build self-esteem. ...

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Providing social support and respect for self and others were the two themes into which each of the participant's answers were categorized. Contrastingly, the participant's answers of inappropriate strategies were categorized into the themes of antisocial behavior, negative self-presentation and psychological aggression. ... The first, friendship and the self, was evident when the child reported that his best friend was always supportive and that they could relate to each other. ... The results of this study were of similar nature to that of Wenzel and Erdley (1993) who also found t...

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Based on social identity theory, Ellemers et al (1999) proposed three components that contribute to one's social identity: A cognitive component, which refers to one's cognitive awareness of one's membership in a social group (self-categorization); An evaluative component, which refers to a positive or negative value connection attached to this group membership (group self-esteem); and an emotional component, which refers to a sense of emotional involvement with the group. According to the cognitive component of one's social identity, when a team member internalizes and ada...

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It stops them from feeling guilty and helps protect self-esteem. ... Friske (2004) stated that self-report measures such as questionnaires are more precise when obtaining external attitudes rather than internal attitudes. ...

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