A study to assess self esteem of people during covid-19 pandemic in Nepal

Pages: 493-498
Pujan Sharma (Psychologist Manmohan Memorial Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Swoyambhu, Kathmandu, Nepal)

Self-esteem refers to the positive or negative attitude towards self. Self-esteem is affected by stressors. The descriptive study of self-esteem attempts to assess the level of self-esteem and to assess the contributions of personal factors to self-esteem (age, gender, marital status, and type of family, area in which they are living, occupation, Monthly income and province). This study included 231 samples collected from online. The tools used in the study are: 1) Rosenberg Self-esteem scale 2) Personal data sheet (gender, age, occupation, monthly income…etc.). In order to collect data Quantitative method was used. Descriptive statistics, independent t-Test, one way ANOVA test were used to analyze the result of quantitative measures. The total score of self-esteem mean is 18.22 which indicate low level of self-esteem. The study showed that there are significant statistical differences at (α≤0.05) in self-esteem level due to gender. This study will contribute to the concerned authority to plan awareness and methods to uplift self-esteem.