Question

Choose 4 of Harter's 8 domains of adolescent self-esteem. Give an example of how an adolescent could have positive and negative experiences in each of the 5 chosen domains.
Indicate which domain is most strongly related to global self-esteem, as found by Harter and other researchers.

Answer 1

Answer:

Harter's 8 domains of adolescent self-esteem are given below:

Home and parents, popularity, academic capability, attractiveness or physical appearance, personal mastery, psychological permeability, and athletic capabilities.

example of how an adolescent could have positive and negative experiences in each of the 5 chosen domains:

For example:

1. A boy in his early childhood may be affected by the bad parents and home and also he may have a positive experience.

2. If a child is popular among his/her group he/she may take it positively because it increases a child’s likeliness in groups.

3. Academic competence is also a major domain that influences a child’s global self-esteem because there may be large pressure on the student to perform well in order to save his reputation with peer groups and society.

4. Attractiveness is mostly related to global self-esteem. the attractive child often feels more confident and acceptable in peer groups and society.

5. Psychological permeability is another important domain due to which child may or may not tackle with emotional and other problems effectively according to their psychological permeability level.

According to Harter and other researchers, physical appearance or attractiveness is most strongly related to global self-esteem, as found by Harter and other researchers.