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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Self-esteem among college students from four Arab countries
Psychological Reports, Volume 110, No. 1, Year 2012
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Description
This study had three objectives: (a) to compare undergraduates from four Arab countries on self-esteem, (b) to explore the sex-related differences in self-esteem in these four Arab countries, and (c) to examine the association of selfesteem with both per-capita income and unemployment rate. Four samples of 2,643 students were recruited from Egypt (n = 576), Kuwait (n = 674), Lebanon (n = 826), and Oman (n = 567). They responded to the Arabic version of the Rosenberg SelfEsteem Scale. Kuwaiti and Omani men had a significantly higher mean score on self-esteem than did Egyptian and Lebanese men. Egyptian women scored significantly lower than the Omani women, but the effect size was small. Regarding the sex-related differences in self-esteem, Kuwaiti men had a significantly higher mean score than did their female peers, but the effect size was small, whereas there were no significant sex differences in the other samples. The sex-related difference in selfesteem is a controversial result and it may not be replicable in different countries. It was suggested that self-esteem is associated with high per-capita income and low unemployment rate. © Psychological Reports 2012.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Korayem, Adel Shokry
Egypt, Alexandria
Alexandria University
El-Nayal, Mayssah A.
Egypt, Alexandria
Alexandria University
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2466/07.09.17.PR0.110.1.297-303
ISSN:
00332941
e-ISSN:
1558691X
Study Locations
Egypt
Participants Gender
Male
Female