A cross-sectional study of relationship between self-esteem and self-concept of students of medical sciences

Authors

  • Mehdi Amirkhani School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Fars, Iran
  • Fatemeh Habibi Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Fars, Iran
  • Azadeh Hakimi Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Fars, Iran
  • Majid Najafi Kalyani School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • Javad Salami Lamerd Nursing School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20180589

Keywords:

Medical students, Self-esteem, Self-concept

Abstract

Background: Identification of the role of factors such as self-esteem and self-efficacy and the investigation of their relationship among students can bring about improvement of educational planning and enhance the teaching outcome. This study aimed at investigating the relationship between self-esteem and self-efficacy among the students of medical sciences.

Methods: The present study is an analytical-descriptive which was conducted as a cross-sectional study on 394 students of Fasa University of Medical Sciences in 2016. In order to collect the data two questionnaires were used namely, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI) and Rogers Self-concept Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22. The researchers used descriptive and inferential statistics such as t-test, chi-square one-way ANOVA, and correlation to analyze the data.

Results: The mean and the standard deviation of self-esteem scores of female and male students were 38.23±6.80 and 37.51±6.67 respectively. The mean and the standard deviation of self-concept scores of female and male students were 9.49±3.53 and 9.43±4.14 respectively. The mean of self-concept scores of students of different majors had statistically significant difference with each other (0.011), whereas there was no statistically significant difference in self-esteem scores among students with different majors (0.442).

Conclusions: Considering the statistically significant difference in students’ self-concept scores in different majors, it is suggested that we take right approaches to the improvement and enhancement of individuals’ self-concept and the creation of positive feedback.

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2018-02-22

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Amirkhani, M., Habibi, F., Hakimi, A., Najafi Kalyani, M., & Salami, J. (2018). A cross-sectional study of relationship between self-esteem and self-concept of students of medical sciences. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 6(3), 747–750. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20180589

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