They reflect an embrace of self-expression as a value in itself, further eroding self-discipline.
Microaggressions impact older people in the same ways they do members of racial and ethnic minorities -- eroding self-esteem, causing distress and worst of all, closing doors to opportunities that should be open.
A study of 260 people with severe mental illness showed that an increasing ability to engage in pleasurable activities leads to the ability to regulate depressive symptoms to the point where they did not impact on identity by eroding self-esteem [ 48].
Prior research has shown that social media use may detract from face-to-face relationships and erode self-esteem through unfavorable social comparison.
"That was great news, but for many discrimination within the labour market, along with a lack of opportunities, creates a fatigue that eventually erodes self-esteem," said Bana Gora, chief executive of Bradford's Muslim Women's Council.
A cosmetically disfiguring or potentially socially stigmatizing skin disorder such as severe acne, psoriasis, vitiligo (the loss of pigmentation in the skin), or genital herpes can produce feelings of shame or humiliation, erode self-esteem, cause depression and anxiety, and in general lower quality of life.
Prior research has shown that the use of social media may detract from face-to-face relationships, reduce investment in meaningful activities, increase sedentary behavior by encouraging more screen time, lead to internet addiction, and erode self-esteem through unfavorable social comparison.
As an individual moves up the ladder of success, the availability for positive feedback is dramatically reduced, causing the perfectionist mentality to erode self-worth and performance.
To be clear: it's one experiment, a conversation starter, the authors concede, not the final verdict on robotics' potential to erode self-esteem.
Nothing erodes self-esteem quicker than an unhealthy relationship.
In a recent Huffington Post blog "Why Women Stay in Bad Marriages," author Allison Pescosolido writes, "Nothing erodes self-esteem quicker than an unhealthy relationship.
