FYI 2003

There is nothing so practical as a good theory.

Kurt Lewin (1951) Field Theory in Social Science


Psychology is a science, and teaching is an art; and sciences never generate arts directly out of themselves. An intermediary inventive mind must take the application, by using its originality.

William James (1900) Talks to Teachers on Psychology

Brain cell and synaptic gap:
Peptides, proteins and electric charges
outside a brain cell membrane during synapsis
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Turkish Psychology Students 2003

A Correlational Study of Self-Esteem, Popularity, Extraversion, and Academic Achievement in Elementary School Children

Asil Ali Özdoğru, Elif Alkan, Elif Tunç, M. Feyza Bağlan, and Şengül Hafızoğlu

Present study aimed to investigate interactions between self-esteem, popularity, extraversion, and academic achievement. Two hundred and seven (119 boys and 88 girls) students, from 4th, 5th, and 6th grades of two private schools located in Istanbul and Ankara, participated in the study. Coopersmith’s 58-item Self-esteem Scale and a sociometric rating scale were administered to students. Two teachers for each class evaluated their students’ extraversion along the LeFebvre’s criteria. Students’ grade point averages (GPA) were gathered from their school files. Analyses revealed that there was a significant relationship between self-esteem and popularity. Popularity and GPA, self-esteem and GPA were found to be significantly positively correlated. However, there was not interaction effect of extraversion, self-esteem, and popularity on achievement. The importance of self-esteem on academic and social spheres was emphasized.

Keywords: Self-esteem, popularity, extraversion, academic achievement

Citation: Özdoğru, A. A., Alkan, E., Tunç, E., Bağlan, M. F., & Hafızoğlu, Şž. (2003, July). A correlational study of self-esteem, popularity, extraversion and academic achievement in elementary school children. Paper presented at the 8th annual conference of the Turkish Psychology Students, Ankara, Turkey.