What is the relationship between self-esteem and social behaviour? By Matt, Angus, Nick, Alex, and Ed

Self-esteem What is self esteem? Beliefs we have about ourselves Who we think we are Our abilities Positives and negatives Expectations of the future

Curvilinear Model of Self-Esteem

Factors that shape and influence self-esteem Thoughts and perceptions How others people react Experiences at home, school, work and within the community Long/short term illness, disability or injury Culture and religion Role and status Wealth or career Media messages

Do you have high or low self-esteem? Quiz time! To understand attributes of high a low self-esteem Don’t have to share your answers

Healthy self-esteem Positive beliefs about ourselves and achievements Troubles don’t have long term impacts Eg, still having a high self esteem after a divorce

Low self-esteem Negative self beliefs Focus on their weaknesses and mistakes Self-blame for difficulties or failures Can’t see positives

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Social Behaviour

What is social behaviour? Social behaviour is whether another self is taken into account in one's acts, actions, or practices. These come in many factors for example Perceiving Thinking Moral International Expression

Social Actions A social act is any intention, aim, plan, purpose, and so on which encompasses another self. Examples of social acts Courtship Helping someone run for a political party Teaching Buying a gift

Non-Social Acts Acts where your actions affect no body else apart from you Examples of these are Obtaining an educational degree Different people answer the same question differently

Social Practices A Social practise consist of Norms Custom Habits All of which help determine peoples feelings and emotions

Control? Social behaviour is caused by our unconscious mind (Banaji, M., and Greenwald, A., 1995) Past experiences subconsciously influence our judgment Attitudes, self-esteem, and stereotypes occur without us realising

Freud’s Psychosexual Development Personality and behaviour develop in stages from birth to an adult Failure to pass through stages properly will effect our behaviour Eg, Fascination with mouth (biting pen) if you have problems in the oral stage

Piliavin et. al. Subway Samaritans Diffusion of responsibility

Helping behaviour- gender and race

“The way we perceive ourselves in relation to the rest of the world plays an important role in our choices, behaviours and beliefs.” (Cherry, K.) Behaviour & self view can be influenced by comparison and others view of us Features of social behaviour that determine actions and self- view…

1. Social behaviour is goal-orientated

2. The interaction between the individual and the situation helps determine the outcome

Reflected Appraisal Process Social Comparison Process 3. People spend a great deal of time considering social situations

Expectation Confirmation 4. We also analyse and explain the behaviour of those around us

Theory of Correspondent Inferences 5. We often believe that a person’s behaviour is a good indicator of their personality.

So what is the relationship? Others social behaviour influences our self esteem Self-evaluation is shaped through others Symbolic Interactionism= we develop a sense of self from how we’re treated Sociometer theory of self-esteem= self- esteem is formed through social interaction Interpersonal rejection can lead to low self-esteem People with high self-esteem have experienced positive interpersonal relationships

Our behaviour’s determined by our want to improve our self-esteem. Eg, helping someone to increase you self-worth or to get praise Receiving makes us feel confident, with more self-worth, thinking we’re a better person Negative-state Relief model= we help others to rid of negative emotions, instead of helping for them

Thanks for listening!