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According to Plummer (2005: 118) self-esteem is about

the value we place on ourselves and our abilities. If a

person’s view of herself (herself-concept) is close to how she

would like to be (her ‘ideal’ self) then she can be said to have a

healthy self-esteem.

An ‘Ideal’ self can be a self who accepts all aspects of her

personality and who feels comfortable with whom she is. ‘Ideal

doesn’t have to mean perfect! Plummer (2005: 13-14) also added:

healthy self- esteem or ‘positive self-regard’ is about feeling

competent and feeling loveable or ‘approved’ of. It involves the

evaluation of the self-concept and is often unrelated to our

abilities. We can have different levels of self-esteem in

different areas of our lives.

The extent to which self-esteem in these different

‘domains’ affects our global sense of self-worth will depend on

the level of importance we place on each domain. Our self-

concept is the overall view that we have of ourselves. This

includes our appearance, ability, temperament, attitudes and

beliefs.

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