Self-esteem and its correlates among students of three health related professions: a cross-sectional study from Lahore, Pakistan

Osama Habib; Muhammad Atif Qureshi; Nauman Ismat Butt; Khalid Mahmood; Munaza Javed; Fahmina Ashfaq

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RMJ. 2024; 49(1): 86-90

Self-esteem and its correlates among students of three health related professions: a cross-sectional study from Lahore, Pakistan

Osama Habib, Muhammad Atif Qureshi, Nauman Ismat Butt, Khalid Mahmood, Munaza Javed, Fahmina Ashfaq.

Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of gender and study course affiliation on the self- esteem of the participants.
Methodology: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Azra Naheed Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan from April 2020 to June 2020. Students from three health related disciplines (MBBS, Physiotherapy and Allied health sciences) participated in the study by completing a Google form developed for the study. Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) was used. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to study the effects of correlates on self-esteem.
Results: A total of 1419 students participated in this study (60.6% females). These included 328 MBBS students, 818 Allied health sciences students and 273 physiotherapy students. Mean RSES score was 17.96 and 14.98% students had low scores on RSES (below the cut-off of 15). An item-wise analysis of RSES showed that female students scored significantly lower than male students on 5 of the 10 RSES items. MBBS students scored significantly lower than allied health sciences and physiotherapy students (p=0.002).
Conclusions: Studying in the discipline of MBBS and being female are risk factors for low self-esteem among students of health-related disciplines.

Key words: Self-esteem, medical students, gender differences.

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Habib O, Qureshi MA, Butt NI, Mahmood K, Javed M, Ashfaq F. Self-esteem and its correlates among students of three health related professions: a cross-sectional study from Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ. 2024; 49(1): 86-90.

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Habib O, Qureshi MA, Butt NI, Mahmood K, Javed M, Ashfaq F. Self-esteem and its correlates among students of three health related professions: a cross-sectional study from Lahore, Pakistan. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=154397 [Access: February 15, 2024].

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Habib O, Qureshi MA, Butt NI, Mahmood K, Javed M, Ashfaq F. Self-esteem and its correlates among students of three health related professions: a cross-sectional study from Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ. 2024; 49(1): 86-90.

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Habib, O., Qureshi, . M. A., Butt, . N. I., Mahmood, . K., Javed, . M. & Ashfaq, . F. (2024) Self-esteem and its correlates among students of three health related professions: a cross-sectional study from Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ, 49 (1), 86-90.

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Habib, Osama, Muhammad Atif Qureshi, Nauman Ismat Butt, Khalid Mahmood, Munaza Javed, and Fahmina Ashfaq. 2024. Self-esteem and its correlates among students of three health related professions: a cross-sectional study from Lahore, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (1), 86-90.

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Habib, Osama, Muhammad Atif Qureshi, Nauman Ismat Butt, Khalid Mahmood, Munaza Javed, and Fahmina Ashfaq. "Self-esteem and its correlates among students of three health related professions: a cross-sectional study from Lahore, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 49 (2024), 86-90.

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