The Relationship between Religiousness and Self-esteem of High school female Students of District 2 of Kerman

The present study aims at investigating ‘the relationship betweenreligiousness and self-esteem of high school female students of district 2 of Kerman in 2009-10 academic year. The present study utilized correlation research method. The samples included 386 students who were selected through multi-level cluster sampling and were analyzed based on the objectives and hypotheses. The instruments used in this study include religiousness questionnaire comprised of two sections; the first section was allocated to individual variables and the second section included three parts for measuring: religious knowledge, religious outlook, and religious behavior. As for self-esteem, Cooper Smith’s Self-Esteem test (1967) was used. Pearson and Spearman’s statistical inferences and correlation coefficient were used for data analysis. The results showed that there is a meaningful relationship between the religiousness and self-esteem of high school female students.There is, as well, a positive and meaningful relationship between all the components of religiousness (religious knowledge, religious outlook, and religious behavior) and self-esteem. Finally, research limitations are pointed out and suggestions for further study are presented.