| No. |
Healthy Self Esteem |
Impaired Self Esteem |
1 |
Know you're okay |
Feel not enough; always improving yourself |
| 2 |
Know you have value and matter |
Lack self-worth and value; feel unimportant |
| 3 |
Feel competent and confident |
Doubt self, feel incompetent and afraid to take risk |
| 4 |
Like yourself |
Judge and dislike yourself |
| 5 |
Exhibit honesty and integrity |
Please, hide and agree with others |
| 6 |
Trust yourself |
Indecisive, ask others' opinions |
| 7 |
Accept praise |
Deflect or distrust praise |
| 8 |
Accept attention |
Avoid, dislike attention |
| 9 |
Are self-responsible, honor self |
Discount feelings, wants or needs |
| 10 |
Have internal locus of control |
Need others' guidance or approval |
| 11 |
Self-efficacy to pursue goals |
Afraid to start and do things |
| 12 |
Have self-respect |
Allow abuse; put others first |
| 13 |
Have self-compassion |
Self-judgment, self-loathing |
| 14 |
Happy for others good fortune |
Envy and compare yourself to others |
| 15 |
Acceptance of others |
Judge others |
| 16 |
Satisfied in relationships |
Unhappy in relationships |
| 17 |
Assertive |
Defer to others, indirect and afraid to express yourself |
| 18 |
Optimistic |
Feel anxious and pessimistic |
| 19 |
Welcome feedback |
Defensive of real or perceived criticism |