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Jun 15, 2020 · The emotional distress from social disapproval can cause worry, self-neglect, self-doubt, and anxiety. On the other hand, approval by others can foster strength and confidence; such...
Approval-seeking behaviors may have many causes, but here are the most common reasons we seek approval: Low self-esteem. Some people may constantly need approval linked to a poor sense of...
Aug 25, 2023 · To delve deeper into the topic of how social approval drives extrinsic motivation, it is essential to understand the underlying psychological mechanisms at play. Two prominent theories shed light on this dynamic: social comparison theory and self-determination theory.
- You’re a perfectionist or always put yourself under pressure to do better. You feel compelled to try to do almost everything superlatively. And this way of seeking to eliminate others’ disapproval is to be distinguished from a far healthier, and much more selective, striving for excellence, or endeavoring to be your personal best.
- You avoid undertaking anything you might fail at. If, deep inside, you equate failure with parental disapproval or rejection, you might also hesitate or downright refuse to attempt anything where success is not guaranteed.
- You preempt another’s disapproval by keeping a “safe” distance from them. If as a child (and this is generally more true of boys than girls), you finally gave up trying to win your parents’ approval — for nothing you ever did helped you feel more comfortably connected to them — you may have come to deny altogether your need for such an attachment.
- You’re a people-pleaser, and self-sacrificially codependent. If you could only feel loved and accepted by your parents if you made your needs and desires secondary to theirs (and perhaps to your siblings' as well), such a once-adaptive program could later compel you to routinely put your preferences and priorities behind those of others.
The present research examined the emotional and social correlates of these individual differences in need for approval. More specifically, this research evaluated the hypothesis that a heightened need for approval has trade-offs for children's well-being.
- Karen D. Rudolph, Melissa S. Caldwell, Colleen S. Conley
- 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00847_a.x
- 2005
- Mar-Apr 2005
Today I want to take a quick look at some simple techniques that people can use to overcome their need for approval. Keep in mind that there may be another 50 techniques that you could employ...
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We are first to find out how it must be with him if he is to think something right or wrong, or to have an attitude such as that of moral approval; then we may go on, if we choose, to talk of shared moral beliefs and of the mechanism by which morality is taught.
