The effects of academic achievement and socio‐economic status upon the self‐concept in the middle years of school: a case study

Developing a Contemporary Patient-Reported Outcomes Measure for Spinal Cord Injury

“…Self-esteem/self-awareness was another common theme; 11% of the consumer comments and 16% of clinician comments pertained to this topic. King 43 lists several definitions of self-esteem including Coopersmith’s 44 definition as self-evaluation and Atherley’s 45 explanation of self-esteem in relation to the discrepancy between one’s actual and ideal self, with a large difference between the actual and ideal resulting in a negative self-perception and lower self-esteem. Individuals in the focus groups discussed negative self-perceptions and self-esteem (“I never thought that…somebody would just wanna be with me” and “I feel like I’m not good for anything…”).…”

National Curriculum Testing and Self‐esteem in Year 2 — the first 5 years: a cross‐sectional study

“…In the school context, it has been found that teaching is more effective when the teacher is able to combine an approach which focuses not only on the development of skills, but also on the student's affective state and on self-esteem in particular (Staines, 1958;Thomas, 1973;Burns, 1975Burns, , 1979bBurns, , 1982Schweinhart et al, 1986;Atherley, 1990;Barrow, 1995;Lawrence, 1996). Rogers (1967, p. 357) noted, in this context, that "by setting up conditions of psychological safety and freedom, we maximise the likelihood of an emergence of constructive creativity."…”

“…Other factors found to affect children's self-esteem are the teacher's preferred teaching style (Brophy & Good, 1974;Barker-Lunn, 1979), their expectations of the children (Rosenthal & Jacobson, 1968) and their methods of communicating with them (Argyle, 1967;Gammage, 1986;Atherley, 1990). In addition, the level of the teacher's self-esteem is correlated with the children's.…”

Overview of the Spinal Cord Injury – Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) measurement system

“…A common theme of self-esteem was expressed by individuals with SCI, with 11 % of focus group comments focusing on aspects of self-esteem, including self-awareness as individuals compare themselves to an ‘ideal self.’ 89 The SCI-QOL Self-Esteem bank assesses emotional, evaluative, and cognitive perceptions of personal competence and worth. This self-evaluation provides a reference by which to compare oneself to relevant others in social and socially competitive situations.…”