@article{article_1085297, title={LEVEL OF SELF-ESTEEM AND RELATED FACTORS IN FIRST GRADE HEALTH CARE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY}, journal={Tıp Fakültesi Klinikleri Dergisi}, volume={5}, pages={35–48}, year={2022}, author={Yıldırım, Beste and Yıldız, Ceren and Yıldırım, Umut and Yıldız, Leyla and Yılmaz, Alper and Açıkgöz, Ayla}, keywords={Benlik saygısı, Üniversite öğrencisi, Sosyal medya, sosyal ilişki}, abstract={Objective: Self-esteem is expressed as self-respect, self-confidence, self-acceptance… This study aims to determine the self-esteem level of first grade healthcare university students and related factors. This study is instructive in terms of identifying the factors affecting the self-esteem of future healthcare professionals and looking for solutions for the problems with a multidisciplinary approach.
Methods: The population of the cross-sectional study consists of first year students from Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, School of Physical Therapy&Rehabilitation, Vocational School of Health Services. We aimed to reach the entire universe(N=1039) without making a sample selection. 836 students participated. The data were collected with a questionnaire created using the literature and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.
Findings: 82.5% of the students had high self-esteem. It was determined that the self-esteem level of the students who studied at Physiotherapy, lived in the village, didn’t drink alcohol, had good social relations with their families and friends, were happy to spend time on social media was higher(p<0.05). A significant relationship was found between the student’s perception of individual income and health status, the student’s body mass index, their parent’s education level, their father’s work, their parents living together, their family’s perception of their economic status and high self-esteem(p<0.05).
Conclusion: Some sociodemographic, familial and anthropometric characteristics and positive relationships with their family, friends and social media affect students’ self-esteem. In order to deal with the problems affecting students’ self-esteem, It’s recommended to create an educational environment that protects mental health and provides social support.}, number={1}, publisher={İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi}, organization={YOKTUR}