Nature Middle East | House of Wisdom
How you value yourself depends on your surroundings
A new social psychology study confirms that self-esteem varies across cultures but, unlike earlier perceptions, it doesn’t exactly result from rising up to expectations dictated by the surrounding culture – at least not directly – but instead from a delicate play between the individuals’ intrinsic personal values and how these values are rated within their respective societies or cultures.
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