Concept information
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social psychology
interpersonal relationships
human relationships
personality and individual differences
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micro-interactionist theory
social interaction
human relationships
personality and individual differences
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social psychology
interpersonal relationships
human relationships
theoretical approaches to studying relationships
Preferred term
sociometer theory
Definition
- Sociometer Theory proposes that self-esteem is an internal, subjective gauge of the degree to which people perceive that they are relationally valued and socially accepted by other people. The sociometer approach to self-esteem differs from most traditional explanations in suggesting that self-esteem has no value in its own right and that people neither need self-esteem nor are motivated to pursue it for its own sake. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Sociometer Theory]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/sociometer_theory
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