A Query into the Relationship between Gender and Self Esteem in Adolescent Females

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tigma related to having less money than others have; they may come to feel that they are inadequate as people because of their family’s status; they may believe that they were born to fail.
Parents may often unintentionally undermine their children’s sense of self
through dominance, indifference and lack of respect. The way in which one is punished can have a profound effect on how one begins to view herself. Psychologist Carl Rogers theorized that children, as well as all people should be treated with Unconditional Positive Regard, meaning that despite their actions they should be shown that they are valued and cared for. When a child is viewed with Conditional Positive Regard, they may get the notion that their behavior determines their significance as a person; if they behave well and achieve success they are a good person worthy of love and adoration, if they behave badly or fail at a task they are a bad person and consequently unworthy of love (Rogers, 1980).
If young children are subjected to the same issues and difficulties, wh...