A Study on General Self-Esteem of Primary School Second-Level Students with respect to Student Success and Some Variables

You need to insert an English abstract into this section following account exactly The purpose of this study is to find out whether general self-esteem levels of primary school second-level students differentiate in terms of student success and some variables such as gender, age, number of siblings and location of school. Research data was collected by Self-esteem scale and Achievement Assessment Test (AAT ) scale. The research was designed in accordance with general screening model. The study group of the research was 2000 students – 978 girls and 1022 boys – studying at different schools in Konya. Students participated in the study were selected through a random sampling method. Students took part in the study by completing the online questionnaires stored on the database. First finding from the study indicated that self-esteem of primary school students differentiated significantly according to the location of school and that students living in metropolises had significantly higher self-esteem scores than those of students living in villages. Second finding revealed that general self-esteem of primary school students differentiated with respect to gender, that is, self-esteem levels of girls were significantly higher compared to boys. Another finding from the research showed a significant positive relationship between general self-esteem and AAT scores of students. Final finding of the research was that general self-esteem scores of students did not significantly differentiate according to the number of siblings and their achievement motive scores did not significantly differentiate in terms of grade level.