Document Type : Research Paper
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Objective: the main aim of this research was to study the role of self- esteem, components of loneliness in prediction of students’ academic achievement. Method: The sample was 281 students (141 boys, and 140 girls) which were selected by clustering random sampling. The subjects were asked to answered the Loneliness Fillings Scale and Kooper Smith’s self-esteem Questionnaire. Results: The results showed that self-esteem and loneliness were significant predictors on academic achievement. Also, there was negative significant correlation between self esteem and loneliness. Other results showed that the mean scores of self esteem and affective symptoms of loneliness of girls were significantly higher than the boys’ mean scores. Conclusion: in sum, the results represented the importance and the role of need to self-esteem as a potential variable for helping to students in order to cope with their affective-social loneliness experiences and academic achievement.
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