Sociometer Theory

Sociometric theory is the theory advocated by Mark Leary in 1999. It suggests that we evolved a psychometric scale or meter that monitors how much others accept and accept other values. Leary named the monitor as a social meter and suggested that evaluating how much individuals accepted others is a decisive factor in self-esteem.

Lily, M R. (1999) "I am consciously conscious." Current direction of psychological science 8 (1), 32-35 doi: 10.1111 / 1467-8721.00008

See Mark Leary's video lecture: Overreaction to small events: Why have people "lost" due to small things?

Sociometric theory is a theory of self-esteem from the perspective of evolutionary psychology, suggesting that national self-esteem is a measure of interpersonal relationship (or sociometrics). This theoretical outlook was first introduced by Mark Leary and its colleagues in 1995 and was later introduced by Kirkpatrick and Ellis. In the study of Leary, detailed discussion about self-esteem as a viewpoint of social measurer. This theory is created as a response to psychological phenomena, ie social emotions, interpersonal and personal behavior, selfish prejudice, and rejection. Based on this theory, self esteem is a measure of effectiveness in social relations and interactions and is used to monitor acceptance and / or refusal of others. The focus is now focused on the value of the relationship, that is the extent to which one considers his or her relationship with other people and how it will affect daily life. In this study, two groups were assigned

Sociometric theory is the theory advocated by Mark Leary in 1999. It suggests that we evolved a psychometric scale or meter that monitors how much others accept and accept other values. Leary named the monitor as a social meter and suggested that evaluating how much individuals accepted others is a decisive factor in self-esteem.

Leary (1999) and Mruk (2013) reviewed views on self-esteem including humanitarian point of view, goal and response, morality, terror management theory (TMT), social measurement theory. Leary (2013) also considers similar SE aspects through passive or active point of view evaluation, and believes existing theories can be divided into two functions of final interaction. Active characterization of SE-related information that can be used to evaluate social, interpersonal, or cultural status, including SE and self-concepts (humanism, goals, coping theory, etc.), and (2) Measurement) learning theory)