A Study on the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Meaning of Life in Higher Grade Elementary School Students.
- Author:
Kyung Ah KANG
1
;
Shin Jeong KIM
;
Mi Kyung SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Korea. kangka@syu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
School-age population;
Self esteem;
Life
- MeSH:
Humans;
Religion and Sex;
Self Concept;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2009;20(3):269-276
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between self-esteem and meaning of life in higher grade elementary school students. METHODS: Four hundred eighty four elementary school students in their 4 ~ 6th-grade at S, G and C City were recruited by convenient sampling. Data were collected from August to October, 2008 using a self-reported questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program with mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan's test, and Pearson's correlation. RESULTS: The average score of meaning of life was 3.07 +/- 0.38 and that of self-esteem was 3.43 +/- 0.62. There were significant differences in self-esteem according to variables region and religion, and in meaning of life scores according to variables region, grade, sex and religion. There was a significant positive correlation between self-esteem and meaning of life. CONCLUSION: Self-esteem and meaning of life should be considered as important factors for healthy development in the elementary school period. Self-esteem should be considered as a main content in developing programs for finding meaning of life for higher grade elementary school students.
