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
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 : 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
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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