Self-Esteem among College Students from Four Arab Countries

This study had three objectives: (a) to compare undergraduates from four Arab countries on self-esteem, (b) to explore the sex-related differences in self-esteem in these four Arab countries, and (c) to examine the association of self-esteem with both per-capita income and unemployment rate. Four sa...

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Published in:Psychological reports 2012-02, Vol.110 (1), p.297-303
Main Authors: Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M., Korayem, Adel Shokry, El-Nayal, Mayssah A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Female
Humans
Income
Male
Middle East
Peer Group
Self Concept
Sex Distribution
Socioeconomic Factors
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Unemployment - psychology
Unemployment - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:This study had three objectives: (a) to compare undergraduates from four Arab countries on self-esteem, (b) to explore the sex-related differences in self-esteem in these four Arab countries, and (c) to examine the association of self-esteem with both per-capita income and unemployment rate. Four samples of 2,643 students were recruited from Egypt (n = 576), Kuwait (n = 674), Lebanon (n = 826), and Oman (n = 567). They responded to the Arabic version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Kuwaiti and Omani men had a significantly higher mean score on self-esteem than did Egyptian and Lebanese men. Egyptian women scored significantly lower than the Omani women, but the effect size was small. Regarding the sex-related differences in self-esteem, Kuwaiti men had a significantly higher mean score than did their female peers, but the effect size was small, whereas there were no significant sex differences in the other samples. The sex-related difference in self-esteem is a controversial result and it may not be replicable in different countries. It was suggested that self-esteem is associated with high per-capita income and low unemployment rate.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/07.09.17.PR0.110.1.297-303