Correlation Between Academic Achievement and Self-Esteem in Students of Zanjan Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery 1388

One of the biggest problems in education is academic failure. So the mental health and academic achievement in this group are of particular importance. Some studies suggest that there is a direct relationship between self-esteem and educational achievement, however, some experts doubt this direct relationship. This study was done to determine the correlation between academic achievement and self-esteem in students of Zanjan Faculty Nursing and Midwifery. This study was a correlation study. All students of Zanjan Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, which at least had two semester academic study history (n=182) participated in the study. Data was collected by questionnaires. The questionnaires consisted of two parts; individual and educational characteristics of subjects and Cooper Smith inventory containing 58 items. The data was analyzed by SPSS 11 software. Pearson correlation coefficient revealed a significant relationship between students self-esteem and their educational status (r=0.31), but self-esteem had no statistically significant relationship with age and gender (p>0.05). Academic achievement of female students was significantly better than male students (p<0.05). Since there is a positive correlation between the student's self-esteem and academic achievement, it seems using methods to strengthen student's self-esteem can prevent their academic failure.