Influence of Self-Esteem and Resilience on Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement
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Keywords: Self-Esteem, Resilience on students’ Academic AchievementAbstract
Resilience is the ability of the person to face adverse situations and emerge stronger from them. On the other hand, self-esteem is a person's general assessment of himself. The study aimed to investigate the influence of self-esteem and resilience on students’ academic achievement at the secondary schools in district Lahore. It aimed to identify the difference between self-worth and resilience effect on students' academic achievement regarding demographic variables. The study was quantitative, and a survey method was used to collect data from the respondents. The study population comprised all secondary schools in the District of Lahore, Tehsil Shalimar. The 300 secondary school students’ sample was selected using a simple random sampling technique. Self-developed questionnaire was used for data collection. Its first part consisted of questions on demographic variables, and the second part comprised statements on the influence of self-esteem and resilience on the students’ academic achievement at the secondary school level. Data was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences), and inferential statistics were used to find the difference among demographic variables. The study's findings indicate that many participants had high self-esteem and resilience scores, variables that are very significant for academic achievement and future practice and are hopeful for university students pursuing degrees in teaching.
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