Joni told her mother that she is failing her math class. Her mother said – your sister got an A+! Just like I always say, why aren’t you more like your sister? A parental comment like this is:  Select one: a. Likely to influence Joni’s self-esteem because parents play a large role in shaping children’s self-esteem b. Unlikely to influence Joni’s self-esteem because parents play a relatively small role in shaping children’s self-esteem c. Unlikely to influence Joni’s self-esteem because it condemns the behaviour instead of the child  d. Unlikely to influence Joni’s self-esteem because social comparisons are not linked to self-esteem

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Joni told her mother that she is failing her math class. Her mother said – your sister got an A+! Just like I always say, why aren’t you more like your sister? A parental comment like this is: 

Select one:
a.

Likely to influence Joni’s self-esteem because parents play a large role in shaping children’s self-esteem

b.

Unlikely to influence Joni’s self-esteem because parents play a relatively small role in shaping children’s self-esteem

c.

Unlikely to influence Joni’s self-esteem because it condemns the behaviour instead of the child 

d.

Unlikely to influence Joni’s self-esteem because social comparisons are not linked to self-esteem  

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