My self worth is totally independent of any external factors such as: intelligence, wealth, appearance, talents, professional success, my home, being attractive to the opposite sex, making friends, disciplines.
It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge.
Our perceptions of other people are largely based on our own personal characteristics, many of which come from our own life experiences. Gender, relationship status, attachment style, and optimistic tendencies are largely indicative of our personalities. A sample of majority undergraduate participants who were either in committed relationships or single was examined to explore the relationship of these variables to the perception of a fictitious couple in the midst of a relationship crisis. We hypothesized that participants who were female, those who were in committed relationships, those with healthier attachments, and those who were more optimistic would be more likely to predict that the couple would stay together. Participants read three stories about the couples, and answered questions about the couple’s fate. An attachment style questionnaire as well as an optimistic outlook questionnaire was also given. Our findings did not indicate that gender, attachment style, and relationship status are key in the way a person perceives others. However, we did find that optimistic people were more likely to predict that the couple would be able to mend their relationship. Our findings display a further need for studies that examine the interaction between personality characteristics and personal perceptions of others.