Self-esteem in Iranian university students and its relationship with academic achievement

Abstract

This research aims to study self-esteem and its determined link to academic achievement of university students. According the results obtained from a study on 370 students, significant difference is observed in self-esteem among male and female students. However, male students for family self-esteem received higher scores than female students (t= -2/12), p< 0.05). The students of the faculties of basic sciences, psychology and educational sciences, and electro- computer showed significant difference in selfesteem. Academic self-esteem and family self-esteem on the meaningful level of P< 0.05 had a direct and positive relationship with the academic achievement of students.