Culture influences young people's self-esteem: Fulfillment of value priorities of other individuals important to youth
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 06:32
in Psychology & Sociology
Regardless of our personal values, we base most of our self-esteem on the fulfillment of the dominant values of our culture, reveals a global survey. The results of the study reflect the responses of more than 5,000 teenagers and young adults in 19 countries. They show that the young respondents base their self-esteem not on their own personal values - which seem to have little or no influence on their self-regard - but on the fulfillment of the value priorities of other individuals in their cultural environments.