Self-concept

(2014) point self-control as an important factor of expectancy and academic achievement among students. Another, self-concept was found to mediate between the relationship of expectancy and achievement. Guo, Marsh, Parker, Morin and Yeung’s (2015) study investigated the relationship of mathematical motivation (academic self-concept and task values) to educational outcomes using the expectancy-value theory. The EVT was used to explain the cause of student outcomes through self-concept and task…

Since I started studying business management, I have read many self-improvement books related to business management and corporate world. Unfortunately, a considerable amount of them was not appealing to me due to either the authors’ style of covering topics or unsuccessful choices of the topics. On the other hand, They Don’t Teach Corporate in College by Alexandra Levit was truly a game changer for me. Years of Levit’s experience in the corporate world and her writing talent combined together…

The Existential Self According to McLeod (2008), the existential self is one of the most fundamental aspects of the concept of self because it not only describes an individual’s sense of distinction and separation from others, but also the awareness of the fidelity of the “self.” Put simply, McLeod (2008) states that the existential self, examines an individual’s perception of their own existence. Usually, the awareness of one’s own existence begins to set in between the first two to three…

What is the relationship between the self-determination of peoples and the sovereignty of states in contemporary international politics? 1 This report elucidates the link between sovereignty of states & self-determination of peoples therefore the focal point of this essay is to elaborate on the underlying concept of sovereignty as it incorporates the protection and the practice of various human rights as stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The main goal of this…

Human Relations and Self-Esteem Self-esteem is a dynamic mechanism that influences an individual’s daily life and forms the basis of a positive or negative behavior. It is vitally important since it affects the way one thinks and feels about themselves in order to acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses. At the same time, self-esteem will help people understand their self-worth and importance. Most people’s thoughts and feelings about themselves change based on daily life experiences and…

effectiveness of a community-based diabetes self-management program on health status such as hemoglobin A1C, weight, depression, fatigue, self-related health, frequency of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia symptoms; self-management behaviors; and self-efficacy. The study revealed that there was statistically significant improvement in depression, symptoms of hypoglycemia, communication with physicians, healthy eating, patient activation, reading food levels, and self-efficacy. However, there was no…

In 5 subsequent studies Wilcox and Stephen (2013) aimed to test several hypothesis related to SNS, SE and loss of self-control. Of the five, two looked at the relationship between SNS and increased SE and to test that people aim to show close friends the positive aspects about themselves. 100 participants were pooled from a US research panel; some were used in all 5 studies. They were then assigned to one of 4 groups in a 2x2 study design (facebook vs no facebook, strong ties vs weak ties). The…

to whether self-esteem should be considered as a personality trait, therefore remaining relatively stable, or should it be deemed as being a state-like concept, continuously fluctuating in response to different situations. Self-esteem, simply defined as “the way an individual feels about him or herself,” (Bobbio, 2009, p.549, cited in Yìğìter, 2014, p.1234) develops at a young age. Robins and Trzesniewski (2005) analysed the correlation between self-esteem and age and outlined how self-esteem is…

leadership styles. All of these are intertwined, and lacking skill in one section does affect the other areas. I learned from this class that I want to be an authentic educational leader and the concepts that I have picked up from this class are related to this. For example, an authentic leader always needs to be self-aware and know that people and their values change over time. The Johari window model can help someone discover these changes or new things about themselves. I also learned active…

their own ability. We can relate this concept to a certain idea within psychology which is connected to our mindset and work ethic. The key aspect discussed is self-efficacy, it has been defined by physchologist Alfred Bandura (1994) as “ people's beliefs about their capabilities to produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect their lives” (p.71). In addition to this he went on to elaborate that the influence of self-efficacy serves as a indicator how…