Abstract
The primary objective of the current study was to investigate the effect of self-esteem and peers relations in junior high school female students in Farashband, Iran. The statistical population of the study was all junior high school female students in Farashband, Iran in 2012-2013. The study sample consisted of 30 students using multi-Step random sampling method from the intended population and divided into two experimental and control groups (15 subjects in each group). The study was conducted as a quasi-experimental research. The instruments applied in this study included Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale (RSES) Questionnaire and Index of Peer Relations (IPR) of Hudson (1992). After the random selection of experimental and control groups, a pre-test was performed on both groups. Then, the experimental intervention (self-knowledge training) was conducted in 8 sessions of 1.5 hours and after the completion of the training programs; the post-test was done on both groups. The analysis of the results of Independent sample T-test on the difference between the mean scores of pre-test and post-test showed that the self-knowledge training has resulted in a significant effect on the enhancement of self-esteem scores (P DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s6p121
Highlights
Adolescence is a critical period that is a golden opportunity to actualize God's blessings through achieving several and diverse experiences and intrinsic facilities
It can be said that self-esteem of students in the experimental and control groups has a significant difference and comparison of the means in the two groups shows that self-esteem of students in the experimental group has been better than that in the control group
The current study aimed to examine the effect of self-knowledge training on self-esteem and peer relations in Junior high school students
Summary
Adolescence is a critical period that is a golden opportunity to actualize God's blessings through achieving several and diverse experiences and intrinsic facilities. There exist a lot of difficulties in this age In this period, adjustment becomes confused, symptoms of physical and mental maturity manifests one after another, and a kind of surprise and anxiety can be observed in the individual (Ghaimi, 2001). By identifying factors affecting mental, emotional and physical health of adolescents, they can be assisted in order to experience a good life. Self- esteem is one of the most important factors for the desired development of personality in children and adolescents. Self-esteem is the condition in which a person considers himself as a good person and successfully faces with the initial challenges of life and it has the worth of being happy. A person who has low self-esteem and self-worth and no respect, may be isolated, withdrawn or aggressive or shows antisocial behavior (see Mackie and Smith, 2002). It is acquired through attention to him, and is a sign of attitude to approval or disapproval, and the extent to which he believes in his own ability, achievement and self-worth
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