Relationship between Self-Esteem and Happiness and Creativity of Bu-Ali Sina University Students

Subject Areas : Creativity and innovation from psychological, epistemological, educational and pedagogical

Ahmad Bayat ¹ , Abou-al ghasem Yaghobi ²

1 - دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد روان‌شناسی دانشگاه تبریز (نویسنده مسئول) [e-mail]
2 - دانشیار گروه روان‌شناسی دانشگاه بوعلی سینا [e-mail]

Received: 2016-07-03 Accepted : 2016-07-03 Published : 2014-05-22

Keywords: self-esteem, happiness, Creativity, Students,

Abstract :

  Background: Today, one of the problems that students are faced with is the low level of self-esteem with the educational, individual and social problems which follow it. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-esteem with happiness and creativity of Bu-Ali Sina University students in 2012-2013 academic year. Method: This study was conducted in descriptive correlation method. 357 people from students were selected using two-stage cluster sampling method. The participants answered »Rosenberg Self-esteem«,, »Oxford Happiness «and »Abedi Creativity«questionnaires. To analyze the data multiple regression analysis was used. Findings: The results demonstrated that there is a statistically significant relationship between self-esteem with happiness and students’ creativity. Also, a statistically positive and significant correlation was observed between self-esteem with happiness, self-esteem with creativity, and happiness with creativity (P < 0.05). Conclusion: According to the results we can say that happiness and creativity are predictors of students’ self-esteem.