There are a few differences between self concept and self esteem. I think the big difference when it comes to self esteem and self concept has a lot to do with physical activity. What I mean about this is that a person can see himself play basketball as poor but it that person don’t care about that sport it would not affect his self esteem. In the text book it talks about how physical activity plays a role in self esteem and self concept, “it found 84articles reporting studies of the effects of physical activity on self-esteem or self-concept. Of these studies 27 offered sufficient data use in the meta-analysis. Of those 27 studies, 18 found physical activity to affect self-concept or self-esteem significantly. Gruber determined that 66 percent of the children in physical education or directed-play situations exceeded the self-concept of self-esteem scores of the children in non-physical activity setting. Physical activity programs with physical fitness objectives were found to be particularly beneficial for the children studied (Gregory, pg 49).” Physical activity builds the self-esteem and can also lower the self-esteem of a person. Franklin states that, “there is a great deal of research which shows that the self-concept is, perhaps, the basis for all motivated behavior. It is the self concept that gives rise to possible selves, and it is possible selves that created the motivation for behavior (Baumiester, 1953).”
There are a few similarities between self-esteem and self-concept. As explain in the reading by Baumeister, “self-concept might be defined as a conscious, cognitive perception of how one see oneself, whereas self-esteem is the evaluation of how one feels about that self-concept or those self-concepts. Thus, one way of thinking about self-esteem is as the evaluative function of the many self-concepts one has regarding all the various roles on plays and the relative value one places on these roles. Thus, one may see oneself as poor in athletics, but if one doesn’t value that quality it may not have an adverse effect on ones self-esteem (Baumeister, 1996).” The similarities with self-esteem and self-concept start with the definition. The definition is even similar depending on which one you read. Self-esteem a confidence and satisfaction of oneself and self-concept the way one see self. As describe in the text book, “Other terms often used interchangeably with self-esteem include self-concept, self-worth, self-acceptance, self-like, self-respect, and self regard (Gregory, pg. 49).”
Self-esteem and self-concept is very hard to separate from each other. With them being so much alike it hard to talk about the difference between each other. I think you have to have an image of how you see yourself, but also have that self esteem to help you carry it out. Self esteem has a big role in physical activity and how well you do in that physical activity. By achieving that goal or even coming close to achieving that goal it builds that self esteem. When you don’t do well it can lower your self-esteem and keep your self-esteem at a low point. With self-concept the image of how you see your self doing in this activity relates to your self esteem.
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