Good Day! We are the 3rd year Business Administration in Marketing Management students and we would like to seek for your help through answering this survey. The data that we will gather from you will be use as our guide for our final paper in Marketing Research under Ms. Leah Mendoza regarding Self-Esteem. Your identity will remain confidential. Thank you for your time and God bless!

Name (Optional): ____________________________________ Year & Course: _____________

1. Which of the following words can you associate a person’s SELF-ESTEEM?_____ Confidence_____ How people think of me_____ Possessions_____ Dignity_____ Physical Appearance_____ Self-Respect_____ Achievements_____ Abilities/Skills/Talents_____ Intelligence_____ Others (Please Specify: __________)

2. Whose impression greatly matters regarding the development of your self-esteem? _____ Yourself _____ Special Someone (Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Spouse)_____ Family and/or relatives _____ Others (Please specify: ___________________)_____ Friends

3. Do the things people say about you when you were younger contribute to the level of your self-esteem right now?

a) Yes, I still see myself as how they say I amb) Yes, it motivated me to become the person I am todayc) No, it doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

4. When were you aware of the level of your self-esteem?____ Preschool _____ College____ Elementary _____ Others (Please specify: _________________________)____ High School

5. Rank the TOP TWO (2) factors that influence your self-esteem; number 1 being the highest._____ Physical Appearance    _____ Performance in school _____ Achievements             _____ Economic Status _____ Religion                           _____ Talent _____ Environment                    _____ Compliments/Comments from others _____ Social Media                    _____ Compliments/Comments from significant people _____ Friends _____ Others (Please specify: _______________________)

6. Rank the TOP TWO (2) physical attributes that ENHANCE your self-esteem; 1 being the highest.____Skin tone _____ Height____Facial Features _____ Breast Size____Figure _____ Others (Please specify: ______________________)7. Rank the TOP TWO (2) physical attributes that LOWER your self-esteem; 1 being the highest.____Skin tone _____ Height____Facial Features _____ Breast Size____Figure _____ Others (please specify: _______________________)

8. How does your physical appearance affect your self-esteem?a) Because everyone else and I know that I am beautiful this greatly enhances my self-esteem

b) Because I and whoever matters appreciate my beauty, this has positive impact in my self-esteem c) Regardless of a few “I wish I had..,” I still feel satisfied about myself, this positively contributes to my self-

esteemd) Even if I don’t see it but everyone else says that I am physically attractive, this has positive effect in my

self-esteem e) Just as long as I have an asset, I would feel good about myselff) My insecurity overshadows the things I find physically attractive in me, this factor lowers my self-esteemg) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

9. How do your grades in school affect your Self-esteem?a) If I get a grade of 4.5-5 I feel really proud of myself, and superior toob) If I get a grade of 3-4 I still think that I did great, which makes me not ashamed of myselfc) If I get a grade of 1-2.5 I feel terrible, my self-esteem suffersd) Just as long as I do not fail the subject I feel happy about myself. e) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

10. How do/es your talent/s affect your self-esteem?a) Since I know that I have something to be proud about this increases my self-esteem b) The fact that I have a talent, it increases my self-esteemc) Since I think that my talent/s still have to be honed it just contributes a little to my self-esteemd) Since I think that my talent/s still have to be honed I feel quite frustrated. As of now this doesn’t do good to

my self-esteeme) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

11. How do your achievements affect your self-esteem?a) Since I know that I have something to be proud about this increases my self-esteem b) My achievements aren’t that much. But the fact that I managed to achieve, it adds to my self-esteem c) My achievements aren’t that much. I believe I need to achieve more. Right now this negatively affects my

self-esteemd) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

12. How does your religion affect your self-esteem?a) I like my religion. This factor adds to my self-esteemb) I feel embarrassed about my religion. It lowers my self-esteemc) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

13. How does your environment affect your self-esteem?a) Having a good environment makes me feel pleased and really good, sometimes superior too. It definitely

adds to my self-esteemb) Being in a poor environment is humiliating and displeasing. It damages my self-esteemc) My environment doesn’t matter. It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

14. How do social media affect your self-esteem?a) I have lots of followers and likers. It really makes me feel significant and happy about myself

#BESTINTHEWORLDb) Serves as a verification that I’m on the same pace with others #IBELONGc) It makes me feel noticed, which is really flattering #NOTICEMESOMEMOREd) Social media makes me feel like I’m a nobody #HELLOWORLDIEXSISTe) Seeing how great others’ lives are makes me look down on myself #WHYYOUGOTTABESORUDEf) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all #MEH

15. How does your economic status affect your self-esteem?a) Having the latest gadgets and/or wearing clothes from prestigious brands boost my self-esteem

b) Not having the latest gadgets embarrass me. Sometimes it even comes to the point that I don’t bring my gadgets to school, and I put out my phone only when no one is looking

c) As long as I can afford to buy the stuff I need, I feel fine. I don’t feel bad about myselfd) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

16. How does your number of friends affect your self-esteem?a) Having lots of friends make me feel popular, which makes a huge positive impact on my self-esteemb) The number of friends I have don’t matter as long as I know I have true friends. It doesn’t make me think

less about myselfc) Having few friends greatly lowers my self-esteemd) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

17. How does the negative criticism of the person that greatly matters regarding the development of your self-esteem affect your self-esteem?

a) Since it challenges me to improve myself, I get determined. Therefore, it does not lower my self-esteemb) It suddenly makes me think less of myselfc) What others say negatively about me doesn’t matter. I know myself, and what I’m capable of. My self-

esteem doesn’t sufferd) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

18. How do others’ negative criticisms affect your self-esteem?a) Since it challenges me to improve myself, I get determined. Therefore, it does not lower my self-esteemb) It suddenly makes me think less of myselfc) What others say negatively about me doesn’t matter. I know myself, and what I’m capable of. My self-

esteem doesn’t sufferd) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

19. How does the positive criticism/praise of the person that greatly matters regarding the development of your self-esteem affect your self-esteem?

a) It makes me forget all the criticisms I got from the past, which makes my self-esteem shoot upb) It boosts my self-esteem despite my insecuritiesc) Nothing. I feel like they are just making me feel good about myself, unless I see their sincerityd) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

20. How do others’ positive criticism/praise affect your self-esteem?a) It makes me forget all the criticisms I got from the past, which makes my self-esteem shoot upb) It boosts my self-esteem despite my insecuritiesc) Nothing. I feel like they are just making me feel good about myself, unless I see their sincerityd) It doesn’t affect my self-esteem at all

21. Do you have any experience, whether traumatic or not, in the past that greatly affected your self-esteem?a) Yesb) No

(*IF YOUR ANSWER IS NO, PROCEED TO SECTION II OF THE SURVEY)

22. What experience/s of yours greatly affected your self-esteem? (If you are willing to share it, if not please proceed to question #23)

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23. How did such experience/s affect your self-esteem? a) It boosted my self-esteem to a point where others’ negative criticisms no longer have that much impact on

me anymore

b) It lowered my self-esteem so much that it sparked a drive in me to improve myselfc) It lowered my self-esteem so much that until now I feel bad about myself

Section II. Check whether you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Answer Yes or No to the following questions Yes No

Do you have a hard time nurturing yourself?

Have you ever turned down an invitation to a party or function because of the way you felt about yourself?

Do you get your sense of self-worth from the approval of others?

Are you supportive of others but criticize yourself?

Whenever things go wrong in life do you blame yourself?

Do you react to disappointment by blaming others?

Do you begin each day with a negative attitude?

Do you feel undeserving?

Do you ever feel like an impostor and that soon your deficiencies will be exposed?

Do you have an inner-critic who is disparaging or demeaning?

Do you believe that being hard on yourself is the best motivation for change?

Do your good points seem ordinary and your failings all-important?

Do you feel unattractive?

Have you ever felt your accomplishments are due to luck, but your failures due to incompetence or inadequacy?

Have you ever felt that if you are not a total success, then you are a failure, and that there is no middle ground with no points for effort?

Do you feel unappreciated?

Do you feel lonely?

Do you struggle with feelings of inferiority?

Do other people’s opinions count more to you than your own?

Do you criticize yourself often?

Do others criticize you often?

Do you hesitate to do things because of what others might think?

Section III. Indicate your degree of agreement with the following statement by putting a check on the appropriate box.

STATEMENT Disagree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Agree

Whenever I feel outdated in the social trend, my self-esteem lowers.

Having luxurious possessions enhances my self-esteem.

When I gain a lot of followers and likes from the social media, I feel gratified.

When my parents praise me for a certain achievement, I feel proud of myself.

When someone tells me that I am fat and I do not look good, I feel wary of myself.

I feel that I have a number of good qualities

I feel confident about my abilities.

I feel satisfied with the way my body looks right now.

I feel as smart as others.

I am worried about what other people think of me.

I certainly feel useless at times.

I feel that I am a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others.

I feel proud being enrolled in an all-girls school.

I feel happy and satisfied with the program where I am enrolled to, and this boosts my self-esteem..

I feel insecure when I am with my girlfriends.

Negative comments from my professors greatly degrades my self-esteem.

I am not affected whenever I have bashers in social medias.

I take a positive attitude toward myself.

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