Association between Differentiation and Self-Esteem in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences Students

Differentiation is a self-differentiation that means balancing emotional and intellectual issues. Differentiation has affected personality dimensions in different dimensions, considering that self-esteem is the most definite factor in a person's psychological development and one of the most important factors affecting students' academic success. This study aimed to determine the relationship between differentiation and self-esteem in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences students in 2021.

This cross-sectional study was performed by available sampling with the participation of 170 medical, nursing, operating room, anesthesia, public health, and laboratory students of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in 2021-2022. Data collection tools were the Skorn and Friedlander differentiation and Eysenck's self-esteem questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21 software by Spearman correlation test.

The mean of differentiation was 181.97±37.94. A moderate level of differentiation was observed in 131 subjects (77.1%). A low level of differentiation was observed in 31 subjects (18.2%), and eight subjects (4.7%) showed a high level of differentiation. The mean of the self-esteem was 18.34±5.73. 157 students (92.4%) had a high level, and 13 subjects (7.6%) had a moderate level of self-esteem. There was a positive significant correlation between the differentiation and self-esteem of the subjects (p=0.001; r=0.398).

Differentiation and self-esteem have a positive significant relationship among Jahrom University of Medical Sciences students.