Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

FACTORS RELATED TO SELFESTEEM AMONG VIETNAMESE ADOLESCENTS

Trinh Thi Linh

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 ?e research seeks to understand Vietnamese adolescents‘ self–esteem in relation to their ownexogenous factors (age, gender, academic performance) as well as endogenous factors (state affect, optimism). ?e study was conducted on 1505 Vietnamese adolescents who are currently studying in secondary schools and high schools in all 3 regions of Vietnam: North, Central and South. Results of data–analyzing process illustrated that there were considerable differences of self–esteem between two genders concerning general self–esteem and emotional self. In detail, in these aspects, Vietnamese male adolescents showed higher selfesteem than their couterpart. With regard of physical self, academic–future self and social self, we noted no statistically significant difference of data between male and female subjects. ?ere were also no statistical significance despite difference in ages. In respect of academic performance, we found that adolescents with higher self–esteem reported better results in their studying compared to their friends who had lower self–esteem. Moreover, after processing and analyzing data, we noticed positive correlation between self–esteem and sate affect and optimism of Vietnamese adolescents.

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Trinh Thi Linh, FACTORS RELATED TO SELFESTEEM AMONG VIETNAMESE ADOLESCENTS, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 5 | Issue : 12 |December 2016

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