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.
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.
