Sociometer theory, also known as sociometry, is a quantitative method to measure social relations in group situations, developed in the 1920s by psychotherapist Jacob Levy Moreno. In contemporary sociometer theory, self-esteem functions as a sociometer, that is, the meter or gauge used to measure interpersonal relationships. Evolutionary psychologists further developed sociometer theory, arguing that self-esteem was developed in humans to detect levels of social inclusion or exclusion, as an... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2021. 3p.