Correlations Between Self-Esteem And Sociometric Status In Information And Network Society

New revolutionary changes in information have resulted in a so-called network society that places great emphasis on one`s ability to transform society and its material environment. The degree of successful transformation is closely tied to one`s self-esteem, which is formed based on interpersonal relationships and personal sociometric status in the community. The purpose of the study was to determine correlations between one`s self-esteem and sociometric status at the earliest stages of their development in early adolescence. Methodologically, the study was based on works by foreign and domestic researchers and the age periodization theory. The following methods were applied in the study: the self-assessment of the mental states method after Hans Eysenck, the sociometry method by Jacob Moreno, and some methods of the mathematical and statistical analysis, in particular, Spearman's correlation analysis. The study revealed close correlations between a young teenager`s self-esteem and sociometric status. Moreover, it was found that increased sociometric status may result in higher self-esteem. The theoretical analysis of correlations between one`s self-esteem and sociometric status indicated inconsistency in their nature, showing them as mostly positive but also negative in some cases. It can be explained by the role sociometric status plays in a teenager with unreasonably high or low self-esteem. Teenagers with unreasonably low self-esteem tend to experience inner conflicts, thus their high sociometric status has a compensatory function. Teenagers with adequate self-esteem demonstrate a direct correlation between their self-esteem and sociometric status.