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Влияние социальнодемографических факторов на самоотношение студентов
Influence of socio-demographic factors on students’ self-attitude

Author(s): Roŝupkina Diana
Subject(s): Sociology, Psychology of Self, Applied Sociology, Demography and human biology
Published by: Asociaţia Psihologilor practicieni din Moldova
Keywords: self-esteem; self-confidence; self-monitoring; self acceptance; self-attachment; internal conflict

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the study presented in this article is to investigate the influence of gender, level of economic well-being, university status, origin and year of study on the self-attitude of modern students. The study sample consisted of 315 full-time and part-time students, aged between 18 and 30 years (M = 20.5), from higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova. The results showed that the self-attitude of private university students is slightly higher than that of state university students, does not represent a significant difference. Female students’ self-attitude is higher in comparison with male students. Middleincome holders have the highest values of self-attitude components. The origin also affects the students’ self-attitude; students from urban areas have a better attitude toward themselves than those from rural areas. Regarding the course of study, the highest indicators of self-esteem parameters are among first-year students, the difference between second-year students and third-year students is very small.

  • Issue Year: 42/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 83-95
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Russian