Knowing Oneself Perdev Im 2
Knowing Oneself Perdev Im 2
Oneself
Understanding oneself
during middle and late
adolescence
. Indicated below is a list of statements dealing with your general feelings about
yourself. Kindly write on your paper the number that corresponds on how strongly
you agree or disagree with each statement.
Strongly Strongly
Statement Agree Disagree
Agree Disagree
1. Overall, I am satisfied with myself. 4 3 2 1
2. At times I think I am no good at all. 4 3 2 1
3. I feel that I have several good qualities. 4 3 2 1
4. I can do things as well as most other
4 3 2 1
people.
5. I feel I do not have much to be proud of. 4 3 2 1
6. I certainly feel useless at times. 4 3 2 1
7. I feel that I am a person of worth, at least
on an 4 3 2 1
equal plane with others.
8. I wish I could have more respect for
4 3 2 1
myself.
9. All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a
4 3 2 1
failure.
10. I take a positive attitude toward myself. 4 3 2 1
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Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is your evaluation of your own worth. It may be positive
or negative. Positive self-esteem is the valuation that is pleasing and
acceptable according to your standard and that of others, while
negative self-esteem is the opposite which is feeling distraught or
down and unaccepted by others.
According to Tafarodi & Swann (1995), there are many factors to
identify the level of self-esteem of an individual and some of the
major factors are:
- own appearance
- how satisfied you are in a relationship; and
- how you view your performance.
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Self-Efficacy
Self-efficacy is not considered as a trait. “[It] does not
refer to your abilities but rather to your beliefs about
what you can do with your abilities” (Stajkovic &
Luthans, 1998). It is your will to produce an effect on a
specific thing. It is your self-belief to effectively achieve
your most important goal.
Maddux and Kleiman (2000) define and explain the five
(5) different ways that influenced self-efficacy beliefs
from the ideas of Albert Badura, a professor and a
psychologist.
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