Author : Aarushi Agrawal 1
Date of Publication :15th October 2020
Abstract: Research studies have established a relationship between self-esteem, performance, and attentional bias. There are no published papers to our knowledge that have defined a clear association between how one influences the other, i.e., different levels of self-esteem (low, medium, or high) affects (improves or worsens) the performance of people, and encourage attentional bias towards either negative or positive stimuli. There are still grey areas which need to be studied. A practical model is used to establish that self-esteem (negative feedback) affects attentional bias (negative or positive words) and performance (decreases their memory). This experimental study conducted with 30 subjects found link between feedback (self-esteem), attentional bias, and performance (memory). Within this model, feedback (negative or neutral) is conceptualized as one of the reasons for the change in performance and attentional bias (positive or negative). Negative feedback resulted in poor performance in subjects with low and high self-esteem, and attentional bias is directed towards negative words. These findings underscore the importance of understanding self-esteem and how it affects our day to day actions.
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