Category: Self Concept

Our experiences develop us into ourselves. The self refers to who we are and our beliefs about attributes and attitudes (Baumeister, 1999). We develop ourselves as we try to find answers to the universal questions of Who or what am I? (Markus & Hamedani, 2007). Self-concepts change and we can have multiple self-concepts overtime (Baumeister…

Introduction Technology plays a vital role in the present generation. Majority of tasks and activities people do today are aided by various forms of technology. Some of which include doing laundry by using a washing machine, accomplishing school or work responsibilities through the utilization of online applications, and interacting with other people by making use…

Self Image It is critical to have an idea on the way one sees oneself since this has an effect on ones thinking, behavior and relations with other people. People react positively or negatively based on confidence and this confidence in relationships relies on the image of how one sees oneself. How others view you…

The question, Who am I? is simple yet profoundly difficult to answer. Oftentimes, I thought I already have a definite picture of who I am, but when pushed to articulate it I falter and fail to form a clear overall picture. I could respond with my name, aspirations in life, gifts I possess, and talents…

Over the course of the first ten weeks of my study of education, I have developed a wide knowledge of the key aspect of Teacher Identity. This simple aspect permeates the entire study of education and plays an important role in many other aspects of the study. Through my study of education, it has become…

A study has demonstrated that self-oriented behavior in the mirror, after being surreptitiously marked on the face, which is representing an explicit index of self-concept, the objectified and identified sense of the embodied self (Amsterdam et al., 1972, as cited in Broesch et al.,2011,p.1018). As a benchmark of self-concept, numerous studies suggest that children reach…