Causes
There are many circumstances that can lead to having a low self-esteem.
Some of the causes of a low self-esteem are due to...
* Bullying from peers
* Consistent negative feedback
* Abuse (physical or mental)
* Home life
* Physical appearance
* Bad experiences
* Consistent negative feedback
* Abuse (physical or mental)
* Home life
* Physical appearance
* Bad experiences
In an article called, Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictors of Self-esteem in Elementary and Middle School Girls discovered that the main cause of self-esteem in girls is bullying from peers. But, when girls hit the seventh and eight grade it changes specifically to bullying from males.