self-esteem is important because it influences - and can predict - academic achievement, including success at school, at university an in tests. self-esteem can apple to a specific dimension (for example, 'i believe i am a good athlete and i feel happy about that' or but self-esteem - or the lake of it - can be more general: for example, 'i believe i deserve respect and so do others; researchers describe self-esteem with statement like 'I'm good at tennis ; 'I am competent; 'I am respected; 'I am loved; they usually measure self-esteem on a continuous scale. Foe example, the Rosenberg test scores each item out of four; it requires participants to indicate their level of agreement with statement about themselves