Self-esteem as a predictor of future school achievement |
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| Authors: | Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, 28 Fabianinkatu, SF-00100, Helsinki 10, Finland
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| Abstract: | Self-esteem as a predictor of future school achievement was studied in 1253 randomly selected adolescents. Self-esteem was assessed with the Coopersmith’s Self-Esteem questionnaire when the students started a Junior or Senior High School. School achievement was measured when they graduated. Self-esteem appeared to be a valid predictor of the future grade average. From the components of self-esteem, general self-esteem and home-parents predicted the future performance while social self correlated slightly negatively with school achievement. A gender based difference was found: in boys the role of self-esteem was similar in all school stages while in girls the self-esteem was more significant in a comprehensive (i.e. compulsory) school and its role decreased in the later, voluntary schooling. |
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