Many factors influence self-esteem. Your inner thinking, age, any potential illnesses, disabilities, or physical limitations, and your job can affect your self-esteem.

Additionally, genetic factors that help shape a person's personality can play a role, but it is often our experiences that form the basis for overall self-esteem. Those who consistently receive overly critical or negative assessments from family and friends, for example, will likely experience low self-esteem.

Various factors believed to influence our self-esteem include:

• Genetics

• Personality

• Life experiences

• Age

• Health

• Thoughts

• Social circumstances

• Social Media

• The reactions of others

• Comparing the self to others