Abstract
The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between extraversion and self-esteem. A total of seventy-one undergraduate psychology students from a private university were recruited for this study. The participants were asked to fill up two questionnaires in regards to extraversion and self-esteem which were the Big Five Inventory (BFI) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The relationship between the two variables was statistically analyzed using the Pearson’s r correlational test. This study hypothesized that there is a positive correlation between extraversion and self-esteem. The results showed that extraversion had a non-significant relationship with self-esteem thus failing to reject the null hypothesis.
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Self-esteem is also believed to be the judgement of a person’s self that includes their self worth and importance (Mutlu, Balbag, & Cemrek, 2010). In addition, it depends on the individuals attitude in they view themselves as an individual and other areas of their life influence the development of self-esteem . Self-esteem is said to be dependent on a person’s confidence and contentment of one’s skills and capabilities which is achieved through personal achievements (Kalyani, 2014). Some factors that play a role in the development of self-esteem is family members, school environment and friends (Kalyani, 2014).
Past studies by Trzesniewski, Donnellan, Moffitt, Robins, Poulton and Caspi (2006) show that individuals during adolescence that have high self-esteem are reported to have a low self-destructive behaviour while low self-esteem has the opposite outcome of it (as cited in Kalyani, 2014). Since self-esteem reflects how an individual perceives themselves and when they have a negative perception of themselves it is know n as having low self-esteem. This may lead to the individual to feel down about themselves and may lead to developing depressive disorders (Kalyani,
The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between extraversion and self-esteem. A total of seventy-one undergraduate psychology students from a private university were recruited for this study. The participants were asked to fill up two questionnaires in regards to extraversion and self-esteem which were the Big Five Inventory (BFI) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The relationship between the two variables was statistically analyzed using the Pearson’s r correlational test. This study hypothesized that there is a positive correlation between extraversion and self-esteem. The results showed that extraversion had a non-significant relationship with self-esteem thus failing to reject the null hypothesis.
Introduction …show more content…
Self-esteem is also believed to be the judgement of a person’s self that includes their self worth and importance (Mutlu, Balbag, & Cemrek, 2010). In addition, it depends on the individuals attitude in they view themselves as an individual and other areas of their life influence the development of self-esteem . Self-esteem is said to be dependent on a person’s confidence and contentment of one’s skills and capabilities which is achieved through personal achievements (Kalyani, 2014). Some factors that play a role in the development of self-esteem is family members, school environment and friends (Kalyani, 2014).
Past studies by Trzesniewski, Donnellan, Moffitt, Robins, Poulton and Caspi (2006) show that individuals during adolescence that have high self-esteem are reported to have a low self-destructive behaviour while low self-esteem has the opposite outcome of it (as cited in Kalyani, 2014). Since self-esteem reflects how an individual perceives themselves and when they have a negative perception of themselves it is know n as having low self-esteem. This may lead to the individual to feel down about themselves and may lead to developing depressive disorders (Kalyani,