Global self-esteem refers to an overall evaluation of self-liking.

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1. implicit vs. explicit
2. stable vs. unstable 
3. collective vs. agentic
4. global vs. specific

Dimensions of Self-Esteem

Rosenberg, M., Schooler, C., Schoenbach, C., & Rosenberg, F. (1995). Global self-esteem and specific self-esteem: Different concepts, different outcomes. American sociological review, 141-156.

Global Self-Esteem and Specific Self-Esteem: Different Concepts, Different Outcomes (Rosenberg et al., 1995)

Explicit self-esteem refers to self-aware and self-reportable summative affective evaluations of oneself, which entail conscious, reflective, and deliberative mental processes.  

Explicit Self-Esteem

Explicit self-esteem refers to self-aware and self-reportable summative affective evaluations of oneself, which entails conscious, reflective, and deliberative mental processes.  

Implicit self-esteem refers to the automatic, nonverbal, unconscious, and introspectively unidentified affective judgments, evaluations, or opinions one has towards oneself and self-associated stimuli. 

Implicit Self-Esteem

Global Self-Esteem 

Specific self-esteem captures the extent of one's self-liking or personal valuation within distinct aspects of the self or specific life domains.

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