Assertion: Self-esteem influences an individual's behavior and emotional well-being.

Reasoning: Individuals with high self-esteem are more likely to engage in positive behaviors and experience greater psychological resilience.

Both the assertion and reasoning are true, and the reasoning is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Our capacity to view ourselves in terms of stable dispositions permits us to combine separate self-evaluations into a general psychological image of ourselves. This is known as an overall sense of selfesteem. Self-esteem shows a strong relationship with our everyday behaviour. For example,children with high academic self-esteem perform better in schools than those with low academic self-esteem, and children with high social self-esteem are more liked by their peers than those with low social self-esteem. On the other hand, children with low self-esteem in all areas are often found to display anxiety, depression, and increasing antisocial behaviour. Studies have shown that warm and positive parenting helps in the development of high self-esteem among children as it allows them to know that they are accepted as competent and worthwhile. Children, whose parents help or make decisions for them even when they do not need assistance, often suffer from low self-esteem.