The Relationship Between Emotional Stability and Self-Esteem Among Adolescents (Aged 13-16) in Public Schools in Irbid Qasabah

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal the relationship between emotional stability and self-esteem among adolescents (aged 13-16) in public schools in Irbid qasabah and to identify the differences in both emotional stability and self-esteem according to the difference in the following demographic variables: gender, age. The sample of the study consisted of (200) male and female students from the basic stage in public school in Irbid qasabah. The researchers used the emotional stability scale and the self-esteem scale as tools of the study. The results of the study indicate that there is a high and positive correlation coefficient between the emotional stability and the self-esteem. It also shows that there is a statistical significance of the predictive capacity for the level of self-esteem through the emotional stability and there are no statistical significance differences in the emotional stability and self-esteem according to the difference of the variables, gender and age. Keywords: Emotional stability, Self-esteem, adolescence. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-15-20 Publication date:May 31st 202