Self - Concept

Overall idea of who a person thinks he or she (they are)

• Formal through Interactions with other and their reactions to us

  • Looking glass self

  • Based on what people have said and their actions

• Formed through comparison to other people

  • Social comparison theory

  • we described and evaluate ourself, comparing ourself to others

  • Similarity/differences

  • Superiority/inferiority

Self esteem & Self efficacy

• Self esteem

  • Judgements and evaluations we make based on our self concept

• Self efficacy

  • Judgements we make about our ability to perform a task with a specific context

Self Discrepancy Theory

Theory states that people having belief and expectations for their actual and potential