Relationship between self-esteem and academic performanc eamong students

Introduction Self-esteem is a degree of approval, acceptance and value that a person feels about themselves. It is one of the factors contributing to academic achievement. One important concern of teachers, educational authorities and the families of students involve academic achievement and how to prevent failure. That is because academic failure have a significant impact on the fate of the individuals imposing a heavy cost on the family and society. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement among students. Materials &Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted on 200 students randomly. These students were studying at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected through a two-part questionnaire: the first part related to demographic characteristics while the second part related to five-point Cooper Smith scale. Finally, the data were analyzed through SPSS software version 19.0, descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and chi square. Findings: This study involved subjects at mean age of 22.74±2.22, and average grade of 15.82±1.50. Moreover, 149 of subjects were male. Average scores on overall self-esteem was 15.82±1.5, family self-esteem was 11.96±2.22, social selfesteem was 11.57±2.12 and educational self-esteem was 12.23±2.13. Overall, 107 subjects (53.5) had low self-esteem, 73 had moderate self-esteem, and 20 had high self-esteem. The relationship between self-esteem and overall grade point (p=0.003) and scope of general public esteem (P=0.03) was significant, whereas it was insignificant with family selfesteem (P=0.187), social self-esteem (P=0.634) and educational self-esteem (P=0.138). Conclusions: The results of this study showed that students with high self-esteem had more academic success. The education status of students will be more likely to enhance through concentration on self-esteem of students and employment of methods that improve self-esteem, such as counseling or workshops that promote students’ self-esteem. © 2016, International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. All rights reserved.