Psychological resilience and self-esteem of the preadolescent

Abstract

The article elucidates the problem of the relationship between the level of psychological resilience and self-esteem in preadolescents. It is argued that the high and medium levels of psychological resilience will correlate with the high level of self-esteem, and the low level of psychological resilience will correlate with the low level of self-esteem. Preadolescence is a difficult age, with many risks, physical, physiological, and mental changes, internal and external conflicts. The successful crossing of this stage depends on the level of psychological resilience it manifests. One of the determining factors for a high personal psychological resilience of preadolescents is their positive self-attitude, stable adequate self-esteem, on which self-confidence is based, an optimistic outlook on future prospects and desires. It must be borne in mind that self-esteem exists in the absence of self-humiliation and, together with the latter, acts as a protective function in preadolescents.