Personality
How Solid Is Your Self-Esteem?
What you think of yourself when nothing is going well.
How this is scored
16 items across four self-esteem components on an agreement scale, with reverse-scored items. Original educational wording, not a clinical measure.
Academic References & Background
- Rosenberg, M. (1965). Society and the adolescent self-image. Princeton University Press.
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The 4 possible results
Every answer nudges you toward one of these. Here is what each one means.
Solid self-esteem
Your sense of your own worth does not depend much on how the day went. You can take criticism, admit mistakes, and watch other people succeed without any of it rearranging your opinion of yourself.
Generally steady
You mostly think well of yourself, with specific situations that knock it. That is the ordinary human setting.
Conditional self-esteem
Your sense of worth is tied to how you are performing and how you are being received. When things go well you feel fine, and when they do not the whole assessment moves.
Fragile self-esteem
Your answers describe a harsh internal standard and very little floor underneath it. Worth saying plainly: this is a quiz, not an assessment, and low self-esteem is one of the most treatable things there is: it responds well to therapy and it is not a fixed feature of who you are.
About this assessment
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the How Solid Is Your Self-Esteem? measure?
What you think of yourself when nothing is going well. 16 items across four self-esteem components on an agreement scale, with reverse-scored items. Original educational wording, not a clinical measure.
How is this test scored and how long does it take?
This test contains 16 questions and takes about 3 minutes to complete. All scoring runs instantly in your browser with zero sign-up.
Are my responses and results kept private?
Yes, 100% private. All calculations happen entirely inside your web browser. Your answers never leave your device and are never stored on any server.
Is this a clinical or medical diagnosis?
No. MindType tests are created for self-reflection, personal insight, and education. They do not constitute clinical, psychiatric, or psychological diagnosis.
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