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Educational Psychology, 2013
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the construct of global self-esteem and its relationship ... more ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the construct of global self-esteem and its relationship with academic self-concept within a sample of German students attending grades 3–6 (N = 1958), considering the domain specificity and competence–affect separation of academic self-concept. Confirmatory factor analyses found global self-esteem to be similarly related to domain-specific (math and verbal) and general measures of academic self-concept. Self-perceived competence and affect were similarly related to global self-esteem. There was some evidence that the mean level of global self-esteem was higher for fourth grade students (before transition) than for 5th graders (after transition), and the lowest for 6th grade students. The relationship between global self-esteem and academic self-concept was found to be invariant across grade levels although descriptive results indicated a weaker relationship after transition.
There was a general agreement among several researchers that there is a strong relationship betwe... more There was a general agreement among several researchers that there is a strong relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement, but there are considerable disagreements
among them as to the nature of the relationship.The researchers in this study sought to find out
if there was a relationship between self esteem and academic performance among secondary
school students in Ruiru constituency, Kiambu County. Furthermore, the study aimed to
investigate the levels of self esteem among secondary school students and determine if there
are gender differences in those levels.To achieve this, descriptive survey research design was
used to study the variables.Participants for the study were 160 in total from 6 secondary
schools, to be precise, 80 male students and 80 female students. Nassiuma (2000) formula was
applied to calculate the required number of secondary schools. Selection of the respondents
was by stratified random sampling to come up with school types as strata, then simple random
sampling in each stratum to select schools and students. Rosenberg self esteem scale measured
the student‟s levels of self esteem, while data on academic performance was collected from the
various sampled schools‟ official records which were provided by the class teachers. Analysis
of results was by use of SPSS to determine mean, mode, percentages, graphs and Pearson‟s
correlation coefficient. The results of the study were that, secondary school students in Ruiru
Constituency had high levels of self esteem, with slight differences in gender. Self esteem
mean was 18 out of 30. Males students had slightly higher self esteem compared to females
students. Also,there was a very weak relationship between self esteem and academic
performance (p>0.030).However, for future studies, researchers recommend thata larger
sample size be used. There is also an to investigate levels of self esteem for students in other
secondary schools in Kenya.
Educational Psychology, 2013
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the construct of global self-esteem and its relationship ... more ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the construct of global self-esteem and its relationship with academic self-concept within a sample of German students attending grades 3–6 (N = 1958), considering the domain specificity and competence–affect separation of academic self-concept. Confirmatory factor analyses found global self-esteem to be similarly related to domain-specific (math and verbal) and general measures of academic self-concept. Self-perceived competence and affect were similarly related to global self-esteem. There was some evidence that the mean level of global self-esteem was higher for fourth grade students (before transition) than for 5th graders (after transition), and the lowest for 6th grade students. The relationship between global self-esteem and academic self-concept was found to be invariant across grade levels although descriptive results indicated a weaker relationship after transition.
There was a general agreement among several researchers that there is a strong relationship betwe... more There was a general agreement among several researchers that there is a strong relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement, but there are considerable disagreements
among them as to the nature of the relationship.The researchers in this study sought to find out
if there was a relationship between self esteem and academic performance among secondary
school students in Ruiru constituency, Kiambu County. Furthermore, the study aimed to
investigate the levels of self esteem among secondary school students and determine if there
are gender differences in those levels.To achieve this, descriptive survey research design was
used to study the variables.Participants for the study were 160 in total from 6 secondary
schools, to be precise, 80 male students and 80 female students. Nassiuma (2000) formula was
applied to calculate the required number of secondary schools. Selection of the respondents
was by stratified random sampling to come up with school types as strata, then simple random
sampling in each stratum to select schools and students. Rosenberg self esteem scale measured
the student‟s levels of self esteem, while data on academic performance was collected from the
various sampled schools‟ official records which were provided by the class teachers. Analysis
of results was by use of SPSS to determine mean, mode, percentages, graphs and Pearson‟s
correlation coefficient. The results of the study were that, secondary school students in Ruiru
Constituency had high levels of self esteem, with slight differences in gender. Self esteem
mean was 18 out of 30. Males students had slightly higher self esteem compared to females
students. Also,there was a very weak relationship between self esteem and academic
performance (p>0.030).However, for future studies, researchers recommend thata larger
sample size be used. There is also an to investigate levels of self esteem for students in other
secondary schools in Kenya.