Self Esteem, Absenteeism, Academic Performance and Stress: A Quantitative Study of Grades 6-9 Students in a High Index School
(2020) PSYK11 20201Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- School absenteeism is today a worldwide phenomenon linked to a plethora of issues with long term consequences on both individuals and society, such as stress, social exclusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem and even drug abuse. This study investigates the interrelationship between global self-esteem and competence-based self-esteem (CBSE), absenteeism and academic performance as well as stress concerning students in grades 6–9 undergoing school in a socioeconomic vulnerable area. The objectives in this study were attained using a quantitative survey methodology with cross sectional correlational design, with the total sample consisting of 24 participants. The results showed neither correlation between scores on self-esteem and... (More)
- School absenteeism is today a worldwide phenomenon linked to a plethora of issues with long term consequences on both individuals and society, such as stress, social exclusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem and even drug abuse. This study investigates the interrelationship between global self-esteem and competence-based self-esteem (CBSE), absenteeism and academic performance as well as stress concerning students in grades 6–9 undergoing school in a socioeconomic vulnerable area. The objectives in this study were attained using a quantitative survey methodology with cross sectional correlational design, with the total sample consisting of 24 participants. The results showed neither correlation between scores on self-esteem and absenteeism nor academic performance. Conversely, significant negative correlation was observed between absenteeism and academic performance which added to strengthens previous research findings. In investigating Group differences, the high CBSE’s group were significantly more prone to absenteeism than those in the low CBSE’s group. Further in the exploration of stress impact, students reporting stress-association had significantly higher absenteeism occasions and scores on CBSE as compared with those without. Those not associating their absence with stress showed significantly higher global self-esteem. The results suggest that stress is a relevant factor in evaluating absenteeism and by extension, academic performance. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Skolfrånvaro eller skolk är ett fenomen ofta kopplat till olika orsaker som stress, social exkludering, förlust av självförtroende och självkänsla samt även drogmissbruk, något som har långtgående konsekvenser för individen och i förlängningen samhället. Huvudintresset i denna studie var att hitta och förstå relationerna mellan global självkänsla och kompetensbaserad självkänsla (CBSE), skolfrånvaro och akademisk prestation även stress i en studie med elever i årskurs 6–9 i en högindexskola. Målen i studien uppnåddes genom en enkät och kvantitativ metod med tvärsnittsstudie och korrelationsdesign där totalt deltagarantal var 24 elever. Resultaten i studien visade varken korrelation mellan självkänsla och frånvaro eller självkänsla och... (More)
- Skolfrånvaro eller skolk är ett fenomen ofta kopplat till olika orsaker som stress, social exkludering, förlust av självförtroende och självkänsla samt även drogmissbruk, något som har långtgående konsekvenser för individen och i förlängningen samhället. Huvudintresset i denna studie var att hitta och förstå relationerna mellan global självkänsla och kompetensbaserad självkänsla (CBSE), skolfrånvaro och akademisk prestation även stress i en studie med elever i årskurs 6–9 i en högindexskola. Målen i studien uppnåddes genom en enkät och kvantitativ metod med tvärsnittsstudie och korrelationsdesign där totalt deltagarantal var 24 elever. Resultaten i studien visade varken korrelation mellan självkänsla och frånvaro eller självkänsla och akademisk prestation. När vi undersöker frånvaro och akademisk prestation har vi en negativ korrelation, vilket styrker tidigare forskning. När vi undersöker gruppskillnader är gruppen med hög CBSE signifikant mer benägen till frånvaro än de i gruppen med låg CBSE. Vidare i undersökningen av stress och dess påverkan fann vi att elever som rapporterat stress association hade signifikant fler frånvarotillfällen och poäng i CBSE jämfört med de utan. De som inte rapporterade stress association visade signifikant högre global självkänsla. Resultaten visar att stress är en relevant faktor gällande prognostisering av skolfrånvaro och i förlängningen, akademisk prestation.
Keywords: självkänsla, frånvaro, stress, akademisk prestation, högindexskola (Less)
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- Kvist, Pernilla LU and Carolina, Winnie LU
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- PSYK11 20201
- year
- 2020
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- M2 - Bachelor Degree
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- Self-esteem, absenteeism, stress, academic performance, high index school
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- English
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- 9029336
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- 2020-09-16 16:29:41
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Self Esteem, Absenteeism, Academic Performance and Stress: A Quantitative Study of Grades 6-9 Students in a High Index School}},
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