Self-esteem and Life Satisfaction Among

Lecturers of Universiti Kebangsaan

Malaysia.

GROUP MEMBER1) Murni Binti Soed A123088

2) Teoh Mei Sing A123549

3) Low Tze Hian A123545

4) Chan Kin Luoi  A122843

5) Tan Li Yang A123293

6) Nur Amalia Binti Abd. Hamid A123337

7) Ung Yi Zhen A122412

8) Heng Hui Li A122601

9)Zakiyyah Munirah Binti Mohd Zaki A122802

10) Yip Charmagne A125965

11)

Syamimi Nabilah Binti Muhammad Saidi  A123080

12) Mohd Syamil Bin Abdul Razak A123077

NNNB 3083APPLIED

BIOSTATISTICSGROUP 1

Under Supervision Of:Prof. Baharudin Bin Omar

INTRODUCTION Self-esteem is how we think and feel

about ourselves. (Jillian Powell, 2005)

Satisfaction with life is an internally process providing imposed cognitive judgmental a cumulative score of one’s subjective satisfaction with one’s life (Diener, Emmons, Larson, & Griffin, 1985)

The study found that there is a significantly positive relationship between life satisfaction and self-esteem. (Arslan et al. 2010)

This suggests that as the self-esteem of adolescents increase, life satisfaction also increases. (Arslan et al. 2010)

High life satisfaction is interrelated with high level of individualism, self esteem and mastery. (Yetim 2002)

Past research in the west has shown that self-esteem is a strong predictor of life satisfaction. (Campbell 1981)

JUSTIFICATION OF STUDY• An exploratory study to determine

the level of self-esteem and life satisfaction among UKM lecturers.• Self-esteem and life satisfaction of

lecturers are important in affecting the effectiveness of teaching and learning process during their lectures.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

• Is there any relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction among UKM lecturers?

HYPOTHESIS

• There is a positive correlation between self-esteem and life satisfaction among UKM lecturers.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

To evaluate self-esteem and life satisfaction among UKM lecturers of session 2010/2011.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• To determine self-esteem and life satisfaction of UKM lecturers.

• To compare self-esteem and life satisfaction by gender and working experience among UKM lecturers.

• To determine the correlation between self-esteem and life satisfaction among UkM lecturers.

METHODOLOGYResearch SettingKuala Lumpur Campus of National

University of Malaysia.From January to March 2011

Research DesignCross Sectional Study

Sampling MethodUniversal sampling

Target PopulationUKM lecturers , session 2010/2011.

Sample PopulationLecturers of Faculty of Allied Health

Sciences, UKM KKL session 2010/2011.

Inclusion criteria• Lecturers of FSKB session 2010/2011.

Exclusion criteriaLecturers on study leave/sabbatical leave.Lecturer who is a member of group 1 and

participate in the research.

MATERIAL

Questionnaire Self-esteem Scale - Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)

Realibility – Cronbach Alpha: 0.881

Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)

Realibility – Cronbach Alpha: 0.813

STATISTICAL ANALYSISTo determine self-esteem score and life

satisfaction score

Descriptive Analysis

To compare the difference of self esteem and life satisfaction by gender and working experience

Independent T-test / Mann Whitney Test

To determine the correlation between self-esteem and life satisfaction

Spearman Correlation

Demographic Data Category Frequency (%)

Gender MaleFemale

18(40%)27(60%)

Working Experience 1-10 years> 10 years

21(46.7%)24(53.3%)

Income < RM2500RM2500-RM5000> RM5000

1(2.2%)12(26.7%)32(71.1%)

Marital Status SingleMarried

13(28.9%)32(71.1%)

Religion ReligiousNon-religious

43(95.6%)2(4.4%)

Health Status With chronic diseaseWithout chronic disease

11 (24.4%)34(75.6%)

RESULTDESCRIPTIVE STUDY :

Key:0-14 : Low15-25 : Medium26-30 : High

LEVEL OF SELF ESTEEM AMONG UKM LECTURERS

Key:0 – 14 : Strongly Dissatisfied15 – 19 : Dissatisfied20 : Neutral21 – 25 : Satisfied26 – 35 : Strongly Satisfied

LEVEL OF LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG UKM LECTURERS

COMPARISON OF SELF ESTEEM BY GENDER

*INDEPENDENT T-TEST

NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE （ P =

0.151)

CI95% for male = (19.57,23.87)CI95% for female = (22.07,25.33)

COMPARISON OF SELF ESTEEM BY WORKING EXPERIENCE

*INDEPENDENT T-TEST

NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE(P = 0.955)

CI95% for 1-10 years = (21.11,24.79)CI95% for > 10 years = (20.96,24.78)

COMPARISON OF LIFE SATISFACTION BY GENDER

*MANN WHITNEY TEST

NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE (P = 0.119)

CI95% for male = (21.51,26.37)CI95% for female = (24.15,27.99)

COMPARISON OF LIFE SATISFACTION BY WORKING EXPERIENCES

*MANN WHITNEY TEST

NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE(P = 0.424)

CI95% for 1-10 years = (22.84,26.78)CI95% for > 10 years = (23.28,27.88)

*SPEARMAN RHO, R= 0.575, P<0.0005,

CORRELATION BETWEEN LIFE SATISFACTION AND SELF ESTEEM

POSITIVE LINEAR

CORRELATION

CONCLUSIONMost lecturers have moderate to high self-esteem

levels.51.1% lecturers are strongly satisfied with their

life.No significant difference of self-esteem in terms

of gender and working experience among UKM lecturers.

No significant difference of life satisfaction in terms of gender and working experience among UKM lecturers.

There is a positive correlation between self-esteem and life satisfaction.

SUGGESTION

Compare among lecturers from different faculty (e.g.: between lecturers from Art stream and lecturers from Science stream)

The title can be more specific on job satisfaction

LIMITATIONS

Time limitation

Sample size

Cooperation from lecturers

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to thanks Prof. Baharuddin Omar for his guidance in this study, and those lecturers who are willing to cooperate to become our respondents in this study of life satisfaction and self esteem.

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