The Importance Of Self-Esteem Is An Unavoidable Reality

According to Branden (1995a, p. 3), The importance of self-esteem is an unavoidable reality. Its impact requires neither our understanding nor our consent, and works its way with us with or without our knowledge. It is the experience that we are appropriate to life and its requirements.
He has stated that the essence of self-esteem is to trust one’s mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness. The power of this conviction lies in the fact that it is a motivator that inspires behaviour, and such, is directly affected by how we act. As causation flows in both direction, the level of our self-esteem influences how we act and vice-versa. The value of self-esteem is that it allows us to feel better but also to live better, to appropriately respond to

However, there are two interrelated components to self-esteem: self-efficacy, and self-respect. Self-efficacy is referred to as basic sense of confidence in the face of life’s challenges. Self-respect is referred to as a sense of being worthy of happiness. Self-esteem is impaired if either one is absent. Branden has stated that their fundamentality are the defining characteristics of self-esteem.
In the context of the topic of the current research, student's level of self-esteem affects their well-being and their ability to think in difficult situations that may arise within their term of study, and be able to respond accordingly. As mentioned, self-esteem affects how people cope with challenges in life. Thus, it is important to investigate student's different levels of self-esteem and how well they adapt and succeed during their term in college.
There are a number of studies of self-esteem and adaptability in the general population. However, since the focus of this research is on self-esteem and adaptability on college students, the following literatures are only reviewed based on relevance to college or university