Self-Concept & Self-Esteem

Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Study

State your hypothesis (remember correlation ? causation, so don't hypothesize that one causes the other):

Main Hypothesis: There is a significant relationship between self-esteem and self-concept, or the individual's sense of self or identity.

Specifically,

There is a significant relationship between an individual's level of self-esteem and his/her level of achievement motivation.

There is a significant relationship between an individual's level of self-esteem and his/her perceived degree of self-accomplishment.

Enter your data (feel free to add columns if you need to for your hypothesis).

Self-Esteem variable:

High self-esteem

Statement Test variable:

- Achievement Motivation

Perceived degree of self-accomplishment

Low self-esteem

No achievement motivation mentioned

High self-esteem

Mentioned achievement motivation and positive report on self-accomplishment

High self-esteem

Mentioned positive report on self-accomplishment

Low self-esteem

No achievement motivation mentioned

Negative report on self-accomplishment

Do you see the pattern that you hypothesized?

Salient in this self-concept and self-esteem study that indeed, there is a relationship between self-esteem and the individual's self-reported self-concept. Although no directional relationships are established from the study, it is important to note that data results indicate a potential directional relationship between the level of self-esteem and (i) achievement motivation and (ii) perception of self-accomplishment. The first self-concept variable is determined through the individual's identified and reported causes that could prompt him/her to take action or change his/her behavior. Perception of self-accomplishment, meanwhile, determines the perception of the individual on the importance or relevance of his/her achievements, if there are any, to himself/herself and society in general. Results showed that individuals who have low self-esteem do not also exhibit positive reports on achievement motivation and perceived self-accomplishment. Conversely, people who have high self-esteem reported more positive achievement motivation and perceived self-accomplishment.

Interpret your results as described on page 1.

Achievement motivation and perceived self-accomplishment are important factors influencing one's self-concept and affecting one's self-esteem. Both achievement motivation and perceived self-accomplishment are critical elements to the continued development of one's perceived efficacy (self-efficacy), whether this is applied in the individual's life and everyday activities personally and professionally (Ursin, 2004, p. 580). However, the relationship between these self-concept variables and self-esteem must be explored further, determining causation to establish the directional relationship between the two key variables of the study.

Reference:

Ursin, H. And H. Eriksen. (2004). "The cognitive activation theory of stress." Psychoneuroendocrinoloy, Vol. 29.