Self-Esteem And Its Relationship To Mental Health Among A Sample Of University Students In Al-Asaba

Abstract

This research aims to reveal the relationship between self-esteem, mental health, and the level of self-esteem among a sample of male and female university students in the city of Al-Asaba. ​It is revealing the differences between students in the variables of self-esteem and mental health according to the variable of gender. The descriptive and correlational approach was used, and the research population consisted of (439) male and female students. The research sample size (210) male and female students was drawn. ​(80) of them are males and (130) are females. The self-esteem scale prepared by Muhammad Ibrahim Eid (2001) and the mental health scale prepared by Kamel Alwan Al-Zubaidi were also used. Sana Mahul Al-Hazzaa (1997) also used. Appropriate statistical methods were used to analyze and process the data, including the arithmetic mean and standard deviation. Pearson correlation coefficient and T.test. The results of the research showed a high level of self-esteem among the university students in the research sample It also found that there is a statistically significant correlation at the level of (0.05). ​Between the variable of self-esteem and mental health. While the research results showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the average scores of students on the self-esteem and mental health scale according to the gender variable.