Effects of Academic Achievement and Gender on Self-Esteem

Location

CSU 253/254/255

Start Date

12-4-2004 1:45 PM

End Date

12-4-2004 3:15 PM

Student's Major

Psychology

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Edison Perdomo

Mentor's Department

Psychology

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

Many studies regarding self-esteem focus only on elementary and high school students. The present study was conducted on college students and focused on the relationship between self-esteem, grade point average and gender. The study involved the use of two questionnaires; the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Assessment Survey was used to measure self-esteem and a demographic questionnaire was used to obtain information about the participants. Results found that students with the highest self-esteems are those with the highest grade point averages. Students with lower grade point averages had lower self-esteem. Overall, females had lower self-esteems than males, regardless of grade point averages which is also consistent with previous research. These findings support some earlier research regarding elementary and high school students that the higher the grade point average, the higher the self-esteem.

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Effects of Academic Achievement and Gender on Self-Esteem

CSU 253/254/255

Many studies regarding self-esteem focus only on elementary and high school students. The present study was conducted on college students and focused on the relationship between self-esteem, grade point average and gender. The study involved the use of two questionnaires; the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Assessment Survey was used to measure self-esteem and a demographic questionnaire was used to obtain information about the participants. Results found that students with the highest self-esteems are those with the highest grade point averages. Students with lower grade point averages had lower self-esteem. Overall, females had lower self-esteems than males, regardless of grade point averages which is also consistent with previous research. These findings support some earlier research regarding elementary and high school students that the higher the grade point average, the higher the self-esteem.