The teens in the pictures on page 8 identified the role of friends and family, successes and failures, helping others and the way they look as factors that affect their self-concept. The mind map below shows the factors that influence self-concept formation.
Family Environment Self-concept formation Media Community Media
Movies, TV shows, magazines and advertisements all show images of good-looking people who are famous or successful. This give us an impression of the “ideal” person and plays a role in shaping our ideas about what we should look like, what we should be doing, how we must dress and how to be successful.
Friends and peers
As teenagers, our friends and peers have a big influence on us. We want their approval. Their criticism or praise influences our actions and how we see ourselves. We try to be like our friends so that we will fit in. When our peers accept us it makes us feel important and good about ourselves.
Family
As young children, our parents or guardians are the most important people in our lives. When they show us love and praise us we start to develop a positive self-concept. We learn from them which of our actions are right. This self-awareness leads to
The media often show pictures of successful celebrities, creating an image of somebody who leads a very glamorous life.
formation of our self-concept. As we get older we might ask older brothers or sisters for feedback and advice on things or use them as role models.
Culture and religion
Our culture and religion provide us with a set of beliefs, moral values and guidelines to live by. These guidelines give us a cultural identity because we share our beliefs and values with other members of our culture or religion.
Unit 1 Development of the self in society 9 Religion Culture Friends and peers
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