DIRECTIONS: 

Fill in the matrix below based on your own self-esteem. Enumerate the levels of your self-
esteem according to their characteristics and what are your ways to improve your self-esteem

SELF-ESTEEM
HIGH SELF-ESTEEM LOW SELF-ESTEEM WAYS TO IMPROVE
Tolerates frustrations well Easily frustrated 1. Talking with someone you
trust. Talking may help you
become clearer about what
you are feeling.

Research Analysis

Title: A Study on the Self Esteem and Academic Performance Among the Students

Author/s:

Laveena Noronha

Srinivas College

Meena Monteiro

School of Social Work

Nelson Pinto

Mangalore University - Department of Sociology, Students

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of self-esteem to

the academic performance of the students.

Data Gathering Procedure:

The study is descriptive in nature. Questionnaires was used in collecting primary

data and the secondary data have been obtained from the books, magazines, reports,

school records, and websites.

Results:

Based on the results of the study, majority 50% of the respondents does have

high self-esteem, 26 percent have moderate level of self-esteem and remaining 24%
have low self-esteem. The high self-esteem is more among children and those children

are very good in performance and participation in various school activities like

competitions, sports, extracurricular activities etc. The study says that 76% of the

students have more self-esteem but they are poor in their academic performance.

Therefore, the hypotheses there is a significant correlation between Self Esteem and

Academic Achievement of the students do not correlate in the present study. There are

other reasons which may affect the respondent’s low academic performance.

Conclusion:

After analyzing the data gathered, the study concluded that there is a gender

difference where the female respondents have more self-esteem than male

respondents. But there is no significant correlation between the self-esteem and

academic performance of the respondents.