Self-esteem and its relationship with the age, gender and academic achievement among the students of the South Iraq colleges of nursing

Abstract EN

Objectives: this study aims to: (1).

Assess self-esteem level and academic achievement for students of nursing colleges in southern Iraq.

(2).

Determine the relationship between levels of self-esteem and academic achievement of the student in the first semester.

(3).

Identify differences of self-esteem with gender and different age groups.

Methodology: a sample of (426 students) was purposively selected then collected by using a questionnaire which consisted of: I- Sociodemographic characteristics for assessing some important aspects of students, II- Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) III- Iraq Grading Scale for assessing student achievement.

Finally statistical analysis (SPSS) for data processing.

Results: study results showed that there was a very strong positive relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement.

While there were no associations to neither gender differences nor different age groups.

Recommendations: It is recommended for teachers to promote students' self-esteem level through feeding-them-back and positive rewards, to feel more confident and promote the sense of self-competence Also, it is recommended to repeat this study –in future– including the whole nursing colleges in Iraq, for more comprehensive and generalized results