Sex differences and the relationship between body esteem, depression, social phobia and self-esteem among college students

الملخص EN

This study aims to investigate sex differences and the relationship between body esteem, depression, social phobia and self-esteem among college students.

The sample consisted of 487 (159 male and 337 female) university students.

Four scales were used to measure body esteem, social phobia, depression and self-esteem.

The results showed no significant differences between the two sexes in body esteem and self-esteem.

However, the females' scores were significantly higher than the male' scores in social phobia and depression.

The results showed significant correlation in both sexes between body esteem and depression and self-esteem, although it is weak for the females, and significant correlation between social phobia, depression and self-esteem with males showed stronger correlation.

Finally, the results showed significant correlation between depression and self-esteem with females showed stronger correlation.

The results were discussed in relation to available results from other cultures.