A Survey to the Mental Health and Self-esteem of Freshmen and Seniors at a Military University

This article aims to survey the mental health status and the self-stem of freshmen and seniors at a Military University. The article is based on casual comparative type of research design. Accordingly، 55 seniors along with 55 freshmen from a Military University volunteered to complete General Health Questionnaire number 28 together with revised self-esteem questionnaire belonged to Cooper-Smith. Additionally، the information provided was analyzed by statistical measures of Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient and Independent T-test at 0/95 significance level. Findings indicate that seniors significantly surpass freshmen in the scale of mental health. Furthermore they experience sleeping disorders، anxiety and depression symptoms less than freshmen. However، both groups didn’t considerably differ from each other as to self-esteem scale. Still strong connection is seen between mental health and self-esteem in both cadets’ groups (p<0/05). Educational courses and programmers at a Military University result in improving the students’ mental health and similarly raising their self-esteem. Considering that cadets are spending their youth، they need more physical activity thereby strengthening their personalities. Bodily exercises build up students’ self-esteem and as a result prepare them for shouldering future responsibilities.