The relationship between self-esteem and academic vitality of visually impaired students (case study: Mehr Blind Center, Zahedan)

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and academic vitality of visually impaired students (case study: Mehr Blind Center, Zahedan). The research method was descriptive, survey approach and correlational. The statistical population of the research includes 53 blind people (26 boys and 27 girls) who are studying in this center, due to the limited number of students, all 53 people were selected by census. The measurement tools of Hossein Chari and Dehghanizadeh's academic vitality questionnaire (2011) and the self-esteem questionnaire by Cooper Smith (1967) were used. Also, to estimate the reliability coefficient of the test, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used, and the alpha coefficient for the questionnaires was 0.88 and 0.81, respectively. As a result, the reliability of the test was confirmed. The obtained data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient test and stepwise regression with SPSS 20 software. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between self-esteem and academic vitality of students with visual impairment.