This study examined the relationship between self-esteem and student involvement among American college sophomore women. Self-esteem is defined as "a positive or negative attitude toward the self" (Rosenberg, 1989, xxviii). Student involvement is defined as the amount of time a student spends actively involved in various activities in college (Astin,...
This research was conducted to investigate perceptions of self esteem
and the behavior of female science students in mixed gender
cooperative learning groups.
The research methodology used was qualitative in nature,
which included a variety of data collection methods, including participant
observation, student journals, interviews, video tapes of group
interactions,...
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self-esteem inventory
for Thai college women. Research questions included whether or not the developed
inventory proved to be unidimensional or multidimensional and, if the
latter proved to be the case, how many dimensions underlie the construct. The
item pool...
Divorce rates have increased in the past three decades. Much research has focused on the effects of divorce on children and adolescents' emotional adjustment. Measures of self-esteem are one way to determine emotional development. Less attention has been devoted to understanding the effect
divorce has on another very important developmental...
Communication cannot be successful without the
cooperative listening response of an auditor. Auditors must
feel empowered to act as agents of change or their decisions
and actions cannot be influenced by the discourse. Their
every response depends upon their ability to perceive
themselves as potential mediators of change.
A review...