The study of self-esteem of personality.
Option I
Instructions for the test
Each person has certain ideas about the ideal of the most valuable personality traits. People are guided by these qualities in the process of self-education. What qualities do you value most in people? At different people these ideas are not the same, and therefore the results of self-education do not coincide. What ideas about the ideal do you have? The following task, which is performed in two stages, will help you understand this.
Stage 1
Divide a sheet of paper into four equal parts, designate each part with Roman numerals I, II, III, IV.
Four sets of words are given that characterize positive traits of people. You must highlight in each set of qualities those that are more significant and valuable to you personally, which you prefer over others. What these qualities are and how many of them - everyone decides for himself.
Read the words of the first set of qualities carefully. Write down in a column the qualities that are most valuable to you along with their numbers on the left. Now proceed to the second set of qualities - and so on until the very end. You should end up with four sets. ideal qualities.
In order to create conditions for the same understanding of the qualities by all participants in the psychological examination, we give an interpretation of these qualities:
I. Interpersonal relationships, communication.
- Politeness- observance of the rules of decency, courtesy.
- caring- thought or action directed to the well-being of people; care, care.
- Sincerity- expression of genuine feelings, truthfulness, frankness.
- Collectivism- ability to support common work, common interests, collective beginning.
- Responsiveness- willingness to respond to the needs of others.
- cordiality- cordial, affectionate attitude, combined with hospitality, with a willingness to serve something.
- Sympathy- responsive, sympathetic attitude to the experiences, misfortune of people.
- Tact- a sense of proportion, which creates the ability to behave in society, not to offend the dignity of people.
- Tolerance- the ability to treat other people's opinions, character, habits without hostility,
- sensitivity- responsiveness, sympathy, the ability to easily understand people.
- benevolence- the desire for good to people, the willingness to contribute to their well-being.
- friendliness- the ability to express feelings of personal affection.
- Charm- the ability to charm, attract to oneself.
- Sociability- the ability to communicate easily.
- obligatory- fidelity to the word, duty, promise.
- Responsibility- the need, the obligation to answer for one's actions and actions.
- Frankness- openness, accessibility for people.
- Justice- an objective assessment of people in accordance with the truth.
- Compatibility- the ability to combine one's own efforts with the activity of others in solving common problems.
- exactingness- severity, expectation from people to fulfill their duties, duty.
II. Behavior
- Activity- manifestation interested attitude to the surrounding world and to oneself, to the affairs of the collective, energetic deeds and actions.
- Pride- self-esteem.
- good nature- softness of character, disposition towards people.
- Decency- honesty, inability to commit vile and antisocial acts.
- Courage The ability to make and implement decisions without fear.
- Hardness- the ability to insist on one's own, not to succumb to pressure, steadfastness, stability.
- Confidence- faith in the correctness of actions, the absence of hesitation, doubt.
- Honesty- directness, sincerity in relationships and actions.
- Energy- decisiveness, activity of actions and actions.
- Enthusiasm- strong inspiration, spiritual uplift.
- good faith- honest performance of their duties.
- Initiative- the desire for new forms of activity.
- Intelligence- high culture, education, erudition.
- persistence- perseverance in achieving goals.
- Determination- inflexibility, firmness in actions, the ability to make decisions quickly, overcoming internal fluctuations.
- integrity- ability to adhere firm principles, beliefs, views on things and events.
- Self-criticism- the desire to evaluate one's behavior, the ability to reveal one's mistakes and shortcomings.
- Independence- the ability to carry out actions without the help of others, on their own.
- Equilibrium- even, calm character, behavior.
- purposefulness- having a clear goal, the desire to achieve it.
III. Activity
- Thoughtfulness– deep insight into the essence of the matter.
- efficiency- knowledge of the matter, enterprise, sensibility.
- Mastery- high art in any area.
- comprehension- the ability to understand the meaning, ingenuity.
- Speed- swiftness of actions and actions, speed.
- composure- Focus, concentration.
- Accuracy- the ability to act as given, in accordance with the model.
- industriousness- love for work, social useful activity requiring tension.
- Passion- the ability to devote oneself to any task.
- perseverance- diligence in what requires a long time and patience.
- Accuracy- observance of order in everything, thoroughness of work, diligence.
- Attentiveness- Concentration on the work performed.
- foresight- insight, the ability to foresee the consequences, predict the future.
- Discipline- the habit of discipline, consciousness of duty to society.
- diligence- diligence, good performance of tasks.
- Curiosity- inquisitiveness of the mind, a tendency to acquire new knowledge.
- Resourcefulness- the ability to quickly find a way out of difficult situations.
- Subsequence- the ability to perform tasks, actions in a strict order, logically harmonious.
- performance- the ability to work hard and productively.
- scrupulousness- Accuracy to the smallest detail, special care.
IV. Experiences, feelings
- cheerfulness- a feeling of fullness of strength, activity, energy.
- Fearlessness- lack of fear, courage.
- gaiety- carefree-joyful state.
- soulfulness- sincere friendliness, disposition to people.
- Mercy- willingness to help, forgive out of compassion, philanthropy.
- Tenderness- a manifestation of love, affection.
- love of freedom- love and desire for freedom, independence.
- cordiality sincerity, sincerity in relationships.
- Passion- the ability to completely surrender to passion.
- bashfulness- the ability to feel shame.
- exhilaration- a measure of experience, mental anxiety.
- Enthusiasm- a great upsurge of feelings, delight, admiration.
- pity- a tendency to feel pity, compassion.
- Cheerfulness- the constancy of a sense of joy, the absence of despondency.
- Lovingness- the ability to love many and strongly.
- Optimism- cheerful attitude, faith in success.
- Restraint- the ability to restrain oneself from the manifestation of feelings.
- Satisfaction- a feeling of pleasure from the fulfillment of desires.
- coolness- the ability to remain calm and patient.
- Sensitivity- ease of occurrence of experiences, feelings, increased susceptibility to external influences.
StageII
Carefully consider the personality traits you wrote out from the first set, and find among them those that you possess really. Circle the numbers next to them. Now move on to the second set of qualities, then to the third and fourth.
Handling test results
Calculate how much you have found real qualities (R).
Count the number ideal qualities issued by you ( And; qualities written out at the first stage), and then calculate their percentage:
C \u003d (P / I) * 100%.
| Levels of self-esteem | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequately low | Short | Below the average | Average | Above average | Tall | Inadequately high |
| Men | ||||||
| 0-10 | 11–34 | 35-45 | 46-54 | 55-63 | 64-66 | 67 |
| Women | ||||||
| 0-15 | 16-37 | 38-46 | 47-56 | 57-65 | 66-68 | 69 |
Option 2
Instructions for the test
Carefully read a set of 20 personality traits: accuracy, kindness, cheerfulness, perseverance, intelligence, truthfulness, adherence to principles, independence, modesty, sociability, pride, conscientiousness, indifference, laziness, arrogance, cowardice, greed, suspicion, selfishness, impudence.
in the column " ideal» Under number (rank) 1, write down the quality of the above that you value most in people, under number 2 - the quality that you value a little less, etc., in descending order of importance. Under number 13, indicate that quality - shortcoming - from the above, which you could most easily forgive people (after all, as you know, ideal people it doesn’t happen, everyone has flaws, but you can forgive some, and some you can’t), at number 14 is the flaw that is more difficult to forgive, etc., at number 20 is the most disgusting, from your point of view vision, the quality of people.
in the column " I"Under (rank) 1, write down the quality of the above that you personally have the most developed (regardless of whether it is an advantage or a disadvantage), under number 2 - the quality that you have developed a little less, etc. in decreasing order, under the last numbers - those qualities that you have the least developed or absent.
Sample form for the test
Handling test results
In column 3, the respondent must calculate the difference in rank numbers for each written quality. for example: such a property as "accuracy" in the first column (Ideal) is at 1 rank place, and in the second (I) - at 7; d will be equal to 1-7=-6; such a quality as "principledness" in both the first and second columns is in the 3rd ranking place. In this case d will be equal to 3-3=0; such a quality as "indifference" in the first column is at the 20th ranking place, and in the second - at 2. In this case d will be equal to 20-2=18, etc.
Column 5 contains the sum d2, i.e:
Σd 2 \u003d d 1 2 + d 2 2 + d 3 2 + ... + d 20 2;
R \u003d 1 - 6Σd 2 / (n 3 - n), where
- n– number of compared pairs
In the case of n=20, the formula takes the following form:
R \u003d 1 - 0.00075Σd 2
Values R will be within [-1; +1].
| Levels of self-esteem | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequately low | Short | Below the average | Average | Above average | Tall | Inadequately high |
| [-1; 0] | (0; 0,2] | (0,8; 1] | ||||
Interpretation of test results
Self-esteem can be optimal and suboptimal. With optimal, adequate self-esteem, the subject correctly correlates his capabilities and abilities, is quite critical of himself, seeks to realistically look at his failures and successes, tries to set achievable goals that can be achieved in practice. He approaches the assessment of what has been achieved not only with his own standards, but also tries to foresee how other people will react to this: work mates and relatives. In other words, adequate self-esteem is the result of a constant search for a real measure, i.e. without too much overestimation, but also without excessive criticality to their communication, behavior, activities, experiences. Such a self-assessment is best for specific conditions and situations.
Optimal self-assessments high level " and " above average"(a person deserves to appreciate, respect himself, is pleased with himself), and also" middle level "(a person respects himself, but knows his own weak sides and strives for self-improvement, self-development).
Self-esteem may be suboptimal - too high or too low.
Based inadequate self-esteem a person has a misconception about himself, an idealized image of his personality and capabilities, his value for others, for the common cause. In such cases, a person goes to ignore failures in order to maintain the usual high assessment of himself, his actions and deeds. There is an acute emotional “repulsion” of everything that violates the self-image. The perception of reality is distorted, the attitude towards it becomes inadequate - purely emotional. The rational grain of evaluation falls out completely. Therefore, a fair remark begins to be perceived as a nitpick, and an objective assessment of the results of the work - as unfairly underestimated. Failure appears as a consequence of someone's intrigues or unfavorable circumstances that in no way depend on the actions of the individual himself.
Man with overestimated inadequate self-esteem does not want to admit that all this is a consequence of his own mistakes, laziness, lack of knowledge, abilities or wrong behavior. There is a heavy emotional condition- affect of inadequacy, main reason which is the persistence of the prevailing stereotype of an overestimation of one's personality. If a high self-evaluation plastic, changes in accordance with the real state of affairs - increases with success and decreases with failure, then this can contribute to the development of the individual, since she has to make every effort to achieve her goals, develop her abilities and will.
Self-esteem may be low, i.e. below real opportunities personality. Usually this leads to self-doubt, shyness and lack of daring, the inability to realize their abilities. Such people do not set difficult goals for themselves, they are limited to solving everyday tasks, they are too critical of themselves.
Too high or too low self-esteem violate the process of self-management, distort self-control. This is especially noticeable in communication, where people with high and low self-esteem are the cause of conflicts. At inflated self-esteem conflicts arise due to a disdainful attitude towards other people and disrespectful treatment of them, too harsh and unreasonable statements addressed to them, intolerance towards other people's opinions, manifestations of arrogance and arrogance. Low self-criticism prevents them from even noticing how they offend others with arrogance and indisputable judgments.
At low self-esteem conflicts can arise due to the excessive criticality of these people. They are very demanding of themselves and even more demanding of others, they do not forgive a single mistake or mistake, they tend to constantly emphasize the shortcomings of others. And although this is done with the best of intentions, it still causes conflict due to the fact that few can tolerate systematic "sawing". When they see only the bad in you and constantly point to it, then there is a dislike for the source of such assessments, thoughts and actions.
Affect of inadequacy arises as an attempt by individuals with high self-esteem to protect themselves from real circumstances and maintain their usual self-esteem. This leads to disruption of relationships with other people. The experience of resentment and injustice allows you to feel good, to remain at the proper height in your own eyes, to consider yourself injured or offended. This elevates a person in his own eyes and eliminates dissatisfaction with himself. The need for inflated self-esteem is satisfied and there is no need to change it, that is, to come to grips with self-management. Inevitably, conflicts arise with people who have different ideas about this person, his abilities, opportunities and values for society. The affect of inadequacy is psychological protection , it is a temporary measure, since it does not solve the main problem, namely, a radical change in non-optimal self-esteem, which is the cause of unfavorable interpersonal relationships.
These techniques allow us to solve several more research and practical problems. Here are some of them:
I. There are several forms of human activity: communication, behavior, activity, experiences. Personality can also be considered as a subject of self-government. Since the simultaneous implementation of all these forms of activity is difficult, the person shows interest in one or two areas of his life. Indeed, everyone has observed people who live "in the world of people", "in a closed world", "in the world of affairs" and "in the world of feelings". It would be natural to assume that when performing the methodology, people choose more qualities in the area that interests them more. This allows find out in which area their interests lie, their preferences. To this end, it is necessary to calculate how many “ideal” qualities were written out for each of the four blocks and compare the numbers obtained with each other. The leader will be the level of human activity, where the most "ideal" and "real" qualities are collected, as well as their percentage.
II. You can get it idea of the value orientations of any group, different from others in age, gender, profession; To do this, you need to calculate how many people chose this or that quality and with what rank of significance. If this number is converted into percentages, then an interesting opportunity opens up to compare groups according to the preference of personality traits, according to the degree of importance of individual properties for it. The ranking of these properties by the number of people who have chosen this property shows what place it belongs to in an integral system of ideas about the personality.
III. You can get it insight into what makes each special person from other people according to their value orientations. To do this, you need to create an average "portrait" value orientations the group to which he belongs. Then need qualitative analysis qualities chosen by him and those personality traits that are most often found in the group as a whole. So, against the background of group preferences, it is possible to identify individual characteristics.
Sources
- Test "Self-assessment"/ Stolyarenko L.D. Fundamentals of psychology: Workshop. - Rostov n / D, 2003. P. 479-480
Find out what kind of self-esteem you have (adequate, high or low)
1. How often do you have thoughts that you shouldn't have said or done something?
a) very often - 1 point;
b) sometimes - 3 points.
2. If you associate with a brilliant and witty person, you:
a) try to beat him in wit - 5 points;
b) you will not get involved in the competition, but give it its due and leave the conversation - 1 point.
3. Choose one of the opinions that is closest to you:
a) what many people think is luck, in fact, the result of hard work - 5 points;
b) success often depends on a happy coincidence - 1 point;
c) in a difficult situation, the main thing is not perseverance or luck, but a person who can approve or console - 3 points.
4. You were shown a cartoon or a parody of you. You:
a) laugh and be glad that you have something
original - 3 points;
b) also try to find something funny in your partner and make fun of him - 4 points;
c) be offended, but do not pretend - 1 point.
5. Are you always in a hurry, don't have enough time, or do you take on tasks that are beyond the capacity of one person?
a) yes - 1 point;
b) no - 5 points;
c) I don't know - 3 points.
6. You choose perfume as a gift for a friend. Buy:
a) perfumes that you like - 5 points;
b) perfumes that you think a friend will be happy with,
although you personally do not like them - 3 points;
c) the perfume that was advertised in a recent TV show.
7. You like to imagine various situations in which you behave completely differently than in real life?
a) yes - 1 point;
b) no - 5 points;
c) I don't know - 3 points.
8. Do you get hurt when your colleagues (especially younger ones) push for more success than you?
a) yes - 1 point;
b) no - 5 points;
c) sometimes - 3 points.
9. Do you enjoy arguing with someone?
a) yes - 5 points;
b) no - 1 point;
c) I don't know - 3 points.
10. Close your eyes and try to imagine 3 colors:
a) blue - 1 point;
b) yellow - 3 points;
c) red - 5 points.
Scoring
50-38 points. You are satisfied with yourself and confident in yourself. You have a great need to dominate people, like to emphasize your "I", highlight your opinion. You don't care what people say about you, but you yourself have a tendency to criticize others. The more points you have, the more appropriate the definition: "You love yourself, but do not love others." But you have one drawback: take yourself too seriously, do not accept any critical information. And even if you don’t like the results of the test, most likely you will “defend yourself” with the statement “everyone’s calendars lie.” It's a pity…
37-24 points. You live in harmony with yourself, you know yourself and you can trust yourself. You have the valuable ability to find a way out of difficult situations both personal and in relationships with people. The formula of your attitude towards yourself and others can be expressed in the words: "I am satisfied with myself, satisfied with others." Do you have a normal healthy self-esteem, you know how to be a support and a source of strength for yourself and, most importantly, not at the expense of others.
23-10 points. Obviously, you are dissatisfied with yourself, you are tormented by doubts and dissatisfaction with your intellect, abilities, achievements, your appearance, age, gender ... Stop! Who said that loving yourself is bad? Who inspired you that a thinking person should be constantly dissatisfied with himself? Of course, no one requires you to be self-satisfied, but you must accept yourself, respect yourself, maintain this spark in yourself.
Each person has certain ideas about himself: how smart, handsome, sociable, courageous and able to achieve results. Personal self-esteem has a great influence on our behavior and decisions, achievements, and, as a result, on our whole life. Therefore, so much attention in psychology is paid to the process of its research.
Psychological tests to determine the level of self-esteem are designed to reveal the objective degree of assessment of oneself as a person as a whole. To date, there are many methods for adjusting self-determination, however, in order to change your image according to these methods, you must first determine at what level a person's self-esteem is.
About self-esteem
It is extremely difficult for a person with a low level of self-esteem to realize himself in life, he is hindered by a large number of complexes and self-doubt. Psychological tests help to identify problems associated with evaluating one's self, which means that in the future these problems can be solved either independently or with the help of psychologists.
It should be noted that a clear level of self-esteem is very difficult to determine, because different situations a person can think and define his state in different ways. Therefore, when passing tests, one should analyze only those situations that are encountered in everyday life.
With this small online test out of 10 questions, you can determine the level of self-esteem: overestimated, normal or low. The result will tell you which of the three self-esteem indices you are closer to and, perhaps, will give an incentive for qualitative changes in your life!
Few people can look at themselves from the outside and evaluate their self-esteem objectively. Our test will help you become an outside observer for a moment in order to understand what you should strive for.
We previously published an article on how to get rid of the excellent student syndrome. This is the main opponent of a sober, correct view of the world and normal self-esteem. If you are being followed Bad mood, depression and failure, try to understand if you have such a syndrome by reading the corresponding article.
Self-esteem test
This test is very simple. You will be asked 8 questions, after answering which you will calculate the number of points and understand what your self-esteem is. Only one answer should be given for each question.
Question 1: How do you feel about failure? What do you do in case of failure?
a) I get upset, I get depressed;
b) I am upset, but I am looking for ways out of the situation;
c) I don’t worry because it doesn’t make sense.
Question 2: How would you describe yourself?
a) failures follow me everywhere;
b) I try to learn from my mistakes;
c) I am a winner in life.
Question 3: Are you...
a) a pessimist
b) a realist;
c) an optimist.
Question 4: if you are busy and have a lot to do, and colleagues ask you to help them solve some difficult problem, then ...
a) you will help them, because you have no other choice;
b) you will help them if you have with them good relationship and you are free;
c) you will not help them in any way.
Question 5: If you can't handle something important, then...
a) try to do everything yourself;
b) let colleagues and friends know that you need help and continue to look for a solution;
c) I will have someone else do my job.
Question 6: If someone stands in front of you in line on purpose, what will you do?
a) nothing, because, perhaps, he or she is in a hurry;
b) politely tell the person that he is wrong. If you get a refusal, then try to solve the problem in a different way;
c) personal time has been taken away from you, so do not stop until the person queues according to the rules.
Question 7: If you were offered a job related to personnel management, what would you do?
a) refused, because it is very difficult, and you will have a big responsibility;
b) would take time to think to assess their capabilities and ask for advice from relatives and friends;
c) would agree immediately.
Question 8: How often do you meet people on your own initiative?
a) almost never or never;
b) rarely, from time to time. There must be a good reason or my interest;
c) I always get to know each other when I am in the right mood.
If you scored from 8 to 16 points inclusive then your self-esteem is low, and self-confidence is likely to be lacking. In this case, we recommend reading an article on how to increase self-esteem and develop self-confidence. Remember that your case is very common and thousands of people every day around the world get rid of uncertainty in various ways.
If your scores are between 17 and 31, then you are all right. Try to continue to look at the world with a sober look and evaluate your capabilities as objectively as possible. Most likely you good friend and a friend, and also have your own hobbies that bring you pleasure. To get even more out of life, this article on the 20-minute rule will help you, which will tell you how to learn how to develop good habits.
Try not to go to extremes, be able to put yourself in the place of other people, but also do not forget about yourself. Happiness and harmony are found in the balance between self-sacrifice and selfishness, which are two extremes of one sad ending - loneliness. Work on yourself, because our whole life lies in self-improvement. Good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and