InfantChildClass 4.25 - Self-Esteem Self-Esteem...

Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem
Characteristics of:
1.
2.
3.

Sample Items from Susan Harter’s Self-
Perception Profile for Children

Gender Differences in Adolescents’
Concerns

Factors Contributing to Children’s
Self-Esteem

Development of Self-Esteem
Involves the interaction of:
a)
b)
c)
Heredity contributes to self-esteem:

Development of Self-Esteem
Children begin to become concerned about winning their
parents’ love and approval at about age 2
Parents who tend to be accepting
Parents who reject their children

Development of Self-Esteem
Over the course of childhood:
During adolescence:
What about other cultures?

Peer Relationships

Peers
Characteristics of:
a)
b)
c)

Friendships
Early Peer Interactions
Developmental Changes
Functions of Friendships
Effects of Friendships
Choice of Friends
Culture and Peer Experience

Friendships
Characteristics of:
a)
b)

Early Peer Interactions
Some researchers have argued that children can have
friends by or before age 2
12- to 18-month-olds:
20-month-olds:

Early Peer Interactions
2-years-olds:
a)
b)
6- to 8-years-old:

Strategies Chosen by Schoolchildren When a
Peer Says Something Mean to, or About,
Them

Early Peer Interactions
Early school years and adolescence:
Adolescents:

Functions of Friendships
a)
b)
c)
reciprocated best friendship-

Age Trends in Reports of
Self-Disclosure to Parents and Peers

Effects of Friendships
a)
b)
c)

Choice of Friends
P reschoolers –
a)
b)
c)
d)
Dominance heirarchy: