Improving Adult Self-Esteem

designed to improve the level of self-esteem of an adult person. ì

Behavioral system balance within a person is a manifestation of ì

successful adjustments and adaptations, even though observed ì

behavior may not appear to be consistent with accepted cultural ì

or biologic norms for healthy behavior (Fawcett, 1994, p. 192). ì

Living systems can and do operate at varying levels of ì

effectiveness and efficiency, but, to be able to operate at all, ì

some minimum level of balance, both internally and externally, ì

must be maintained. A behavioral system possess sufficient ì

flexibility to react effectively to usual variations in the ì

forces acting upon it, and it possess sufficient stress tolerance ì

to permit effective adjustment to many extreme variations in ì

these forces. There occur instances, however, when the stress ì

level reaches a point when balance in the behavioral system ì

temporarily or permanently is lost.ì

One psychological factor that impinges on a person's ì

behavioral system balance is low self-esteem. Low self-esteem ì

creates a potential for several outcomes for adult persons. ì

Specifically, job dissatisfaction has been found to be ì

significantly associated low self-esteem. Lower self-esteem ì

also has been associated with higher levels of stress ì

. . .
at each biweekly meeting during the ì ì initial six weeks of the experiment (Hudson, 1992, p. 3). ì  ääá The ISE is a 25-item instrument, a copy of which is attached ì ì to this study as an appendix. Each of the 25 items on the ISE ì  = 6 á2
ìèprovides a measurement of a respondent's self-perception related ì ì to interpersonal interactions. The self-perceptions reflect a ì ì subject's level of self-esteem.ì  ääá Responses to the items on the ISE are provided for on a ì ì seven-point scale. The scale requires a respondent to indicate ì ì the frequency of a specific self-perception on a continuum that ì ì ranges from "none of the time" to "all of the time." An ISE ì ì score is derived from a subject's responses to the 25 items on ì ì the instrument. ISE scores may range from zero (0) to 100. ì ì Scores of 30 and below indicate an absence of clinically ì ì significant problems in the area of self-esteem. ISE scores in ì ì the 30-to70 range suggest the presence of a clinically ì ì significant problem in the area of self-esteem. Scores in excess ì ì of 70 nearly always indicate that a subject is experiencing ì ì extreme stress with a clear p
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