An obsession with children’s self esteem is breeding narcissism, says Dr Carol Craig, chief executive of The Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing in Glasgow. Dr Craig called the self-esteem agenda, which has been imported from the United States, a “fashionable idea” that has gone too far and urged schools to reclaim their role as educators, not psychologists. In today’s Telegraph Urmee Khan reviewws Dr. Craigs speech at the Association of School and College Leaders conference in Birmingham. Link to continue reading
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Self-esteem
Many studies have shown that media images of female models have had a negative impact on how woman view their own bodies, but does this same effect hold true when men view male models? A leading researcher of media effects on body image at the University of Missouri looked at the effect of male magazines on college-age men. [continue reading…]
Study finds boosting kids’ confidence deflates materialism on the cusp of adolescence
When ‘tweens beg for a pair of Hollister jeans or “Guitar Hero” for the holidays, they’re asking for more than an item of clothing or electronics. They’re trying to shore up their self-esteem.
Much has been written about how kids on the cusp of adolescence lose the confidence of childhood and enter a phase of insecurity and selfconsciousness. A new study from the University of Minnesota links those feelings to a spike in materialism at the same age. The good news for parents is that materialism seems to decline in later adolescence. The study also found that a simple boost to self-esteem can dramatically decrease materialism in kids of all ages.
Researchers have probed the link between self-esteem and adult consumer behavior, but an article published today in the Journal of Consumer Research is one of the first to look at how materialism changes over time in kids. [continue reading…]
Few can tolerate such romantic or professional rebuffs as “It’s not you, it’s me” and “we regret to inform you that your application was not successful.” But while a healthy dose of self-esteem can absorb the shock of rejection, poor self-esteem can trigger the primal fight-or-flight response, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley. [continue reading…]
