Self-Esteem of Teens-Part I

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The Self Esteem of Teens

Is it better than what it was 30 years ago? Or is it much much worse? 

Self-Esteem is a very crucial matter that is extremely important, especially at this age. 

Many teens, their teachers, their parents, and others suppose that during teenage, one's mental health is likely to decline. Adolescence may be described as a time of increasingly heightened self-scrutiny and significantly fluctuating self-esteem. But the solution isn't always completely clear, as self-esteem is a subjective state, and consequently very difficult to measure. 

Self-esteem refers to how much a person likes (esteems) themselves. 

Adolescents have various stages of self-esteem, which appears to be influenced by factors such as as gender, ethnicity, and social class. It also can range within an individual - every teen may also have different stages of self-esteem in different domains such as social, scholastics, athletics, appearance, and general behaviour and actions.

Teens continue to expand their self-concept over the years. Their ability to think of the possibilities and to reason more abstractly may also give an explanation for the further differentiation of the self in the course of adolescence. However, the teen’s knowledge of self is frequently full of contradictions. Young teens may also see themselves as outgoing however also withdrawn, happy but frequently moody, and both smart and absolutely clueless. These contradictions, along side the teen’s developing recognition that their personality and behaviour appears to change depending on who they may be with or where they are, and can often lead the teen to feel like a fraud.

Over the years, with the introduction of social media at a very young age, this has become more and more prominent. Over 90% of teens have felt insecure online for numerous reasons. Self-esteem may have strong ties to physical characteristics, but it is largely an issue of perception.

So then the question arises,

How do you combat low self-esteem?

Unfortunately, that is an answer you'll have to wait for when I write my next post. It's a vast topic and can't be comprehended just into a couple of small points.

My point of this post was to talk about this is a rising issue amongst the youth and how it needs to be brought to limelight that something like this exists.

That was it for today's post! Hope you guys enjoyed it :) Also also also, WE COMPLETE ONE YEAR TOMORROW!! Stay tuned for a 1 year special post on my blog for this month 'Faltu Friday'!

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