GE 113: Understanding the Self
Activity: “How do I feel about myself?”
                                 Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
Below is a list of statements dealing with your general feelings about yourself.
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement by
putting (✓) mark in the column of your choice.
        ITEMS               STRONGLY      AGREE       DISAGREE        STRONGLY
                              AGREE                                     AGREE
    1. On the whole, I
        am satisfied                          ✓
        with myself.
    2. At times I think I
        am no good at                         ✓
        all.
    3. I feel that I
        have a number           ✓
        of good
        qualities.
    4. I am able to do
        things as well          ✓
        as most other
        people.
    5. I feel I do not
        have much to                                                       ✓
        be proud of.
    6. I certainly feel
        useless at                                          ✓
        times.
    7. I feel that I’m a
        person of               ✓
        worth, at least
        on an equal
        plane with
        others.
    8. I wish I could
        have more               ✓
        respect for
        myself.
    9. All in all, I am
        inclined to feel                                    ✓
        that I am a
        failure.
       10. I take a
          positive                ✓
          attitude toward
          myself.
                                                        GE 113: Understanding the Self
Scoring: 2,5,6,8,9 is reversed score. Give “Strongly Disagree” 1point, “Disagree”
2 points, “Agree” 3 points, and “Strongly Agree” 4 points. Sum scores for all ten
items. Keep Scores on a continuous scale. Higher scores indicate higher self-
esteem.
Score: 30 points
            Analysis:
Answer the following questions:
   •     What does healthy self-esteem mean to you?
               For me healthy self-esteem is having a good feeling about yourself.
         You are confident in what you are and you know your worth. And also, it is
         about accepting your flaws and still being proud of it.
   •     What do you love the most about your body?
                  What I love the most about my body is everything except my tooth.
         I’m really insecure with my tooth. I am ashamed to say this but I don’t have
         front tooth and whenever I see women who smiles beautifully, I really
         became insecure. I know I shouldn’t but I can’t help it. During our CWTS
         subject we had an activity I can’t remember the name of the game but the
         game is the host say two things and you would only choose one. There
         was a question that, if you were to choose, lose all your hair or lose all
         your tooth, and all of them choose the first one and I would actually pick
         the latter since there’s already nothing left in me but I was afraid and even
         the host was laughing because no one choose to lose all their teeth. I even
         dream about having a perfect tooth that can smile beautifully like those
         girls. I wish the time will come and I can fully accept everything about me.
   •     What are the things you are good at?
                 The things that I am good at is first I can easily adapt on things
         especially now in our new type of learning I can’t say that I am already
         comfortable with it but I can say that so far, I’m doing good. Aside from
         that I am also good at making new friends and keeping secrets.
   •     When do you feel self-sufficient?
   •     How often do you doubt your professional/ personal competence?
   •     What could be a problem if your looks do not match your physical
         standards?
•   Based on the activity above, what is the significance of your score? Do you
    agree with the result?