Sue Gerhardt speaks of self-esteem as not just being the ability to think well of yourself but also "a capacity to respond to life's challenges."
Well, self-esteem is psychological term and this will allow the individual to evaluate how much they worth - But I hope this will not be transformed into becoming self-centred... However, if you are faced with problems, you might lose somewhat of your self-esteem... but, with resilience you will dust yourself up and come back to what you are doing.
I can give an example, when you are working - and suddenly you leave your work, and despite submitting several applications - you will not be asked for interviews - you will lose your self-esteem, but if you have resilience within you, you will stand up again and I believe stronger!?
Self-esteem is an individual (emotional) evaluation of your own worth, so encompasses an implicit judgment of your ability to face life's challenges (problem solving)... therefore, there is a close relationship between self-esteem and coping.
May be self-esteem is a judgment (cognitive and emotional) that affects how you perceive stressors and deal with them (coping process): it is supposed that you'll be able to deal better with (adaptative coping strategies) problems/challenges in your life if you feel self-confident (positive self-esteem), and the other way around.
In addition, resilience refers to the strength/ability to resist and overcome adversity as the great above example stated.
Thank you for your detailed answers. I totally agree but am wondering if you know of any specific references looking at these relationships? Most importantly the relationship between coping & self-esteem.
I propose You to read on Post-traumatic Growth, where as a result of adaptive coping with severe stress and trauma, positive changes in self perception occurs. In this sense, there is no difference between these phenomena, they are rather the elements of one process. I think You will find articles, where empirical models, especially where significance of predictors are tested. Sorry, that I can not give You any specific references, at the moment.
Classic and highly cited work:
Self-image resilience and dissonance: The role of affirmational resources.Steele, Claude M.; Spencer, Steven J.; Lynch, MichaelJournal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 64(6), Jun 1993, 885-896
References depend on your specific field, but it has been widely studied on adolescents and risky behaviours as well as on mistreatment and child abuse (more in line with traumatic stress and resilience)
Hope it helps :-)
Hello Jose,
Thank you for that - good one! I am sure it will help Merisa!
Appreciated
Regards
Theodora Issa
I can only comment on academic contexts. In such a context, Self Efficacy is the over-riding 'self' concept. Self esteem does have an influence on self- efficacy. The research literature supports the view that learners who have high self efficacy are more resilient. For instance, Pajares, (2008) found that students with high self- efficacy used more cognitive and metacognitive strategies, worked harder and persevered for longer than students with low self- efficacy. Furthermore, Collins, (1982) reported similar results from his study of students who varied in maths ability and maths self- efficacy. Regardless of the students’ level of ability in maths, those who had high self- efficacy performed much better and persisted in difficulty than those with low self- efficacy
Thank you all again for your answers. I am interested specifically in coping but it seems there is considerable overlap. Depending on your persepctive. The perseverance you speak of Gideon on the surface seems comparable to that of hardiness. It would be interesting to know where the tools used to measure such intertwined concepts fall according to Lazarus & Folkman's ideologies. You have given me another area to pursue so thank you very much.
In my view, self-esteem can be a useful resource for successful coping; formation of high self-esteem could be well supported by positive emotions whereas coping can takes place also in absence of such emotions.
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