PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE SELF-ESTEEM OF ETHNIC MINORITY TEENAGERS OF ARAD COUNTY
Abstract
Teenagers have varying levels of self-esteem,which are influenced by factors such as gender, ethnicity,
and social class. However, these can vary also from
person to person. Studies have shown that one-third to
one-half of teenagers struggle with low self-esteem,
especially in the early adolescence. The results of low
self-esteem can be temporary, but in serious cases can
lead to various problems including depression, anorexia,
delinquency, self-inflicted injuries and even suicide. In
contrast to traditional measures of self-esteem which
focus on individual self-esteem, Luthan and Crocker
developed a measure of collective self-esteem with the
following subscales: membership self-esteem, private
collective self-esteem, public collective self-esteeme and
importance o identity. Our study is based on this type of
research.
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