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Research in self-esteem
comprehensive

has a long and productive history. The powerful and

effect of
self-esteem on
the
cognitive,
emotional
and behavioural
pattern
is
a
feature
which should
not
be
overlooked
in
the
process of understanding
the
said long-term
history
(r,
2001).Self-esteem was defned
by
Rosenberg (1965)
as
the
positive
and negative
atitudes
of
an
individual
towards
himself/herself.
Coopersmith (1967),
of

the
of

On
it

the
is

other hand, according

an
evaluation

individual
about his/her
value and
the
individual, the
importance

he/she
attaches
he/she
is

to
himself/herself
valuable,
whether

approves
of
himself/herself.
All
expressions of
ones self-esteem.
Research
into
Signifcant

the

disorders
(Kimberly
(Buton
et
2007; Paterson
et
2005; Doanet

et
al.,
al.,
al.,

(Dori &
2008),

self-competency

and
or

ones belief that

not
one

of

these are

self-esteem hold a
key
position
correlations have been found between

self-esteem and depression

1998; Ulrich et
al.,

in

Overholser, 1999; Rice

anxiety

al.,
1999),
1997;Maureen

to

&

2006), interpersonal
2009),body

the
psychology.
et

al.,

eating
Pritchard,

disorders

relations

(Tiggemann,

image (Buhlmann et
al.,
and Vu,
1997) and

2009; Tiggemann, 2005),achievement (Tafarodi

life

satisfaction (iviti
1995).

iviti,

In

the
as

&

literature,
it
is
a
uni-dimensional

general
(Coopersmith,
Rosenberg, 1965).In

2009; Diener

seen that
structure

1967; Fleming
addition
to

&

self-esteem is
in
&
this,

Courtney,
there

Diener,

evaluated
1984;

are

studies
structure.

suggesting that
Arcak (1999)

self-esteem has
developed

fve-factor
measuring

measurement
self-esteem and

tool for
determined

the

subscales
forming
depressive afect,

self-esteem are
self-

multidimensional

the purpose
that

of

self-value, self-confdence,

sufciency and achievement

and productivity.
hand, Tafarodi
and Swan (1995,

On

2001) argued
that self-esteem was
likingand self-competence.

namely

In

general,
individual

herself
and
whereas

the dimension
of
sets a
value upon
that
the

he/she
dimension

self-liking
himself/

means

that

other
selfthe

pleased
with
self-competence

himself/herself,

indicates
that the
individual sees
competent, skillfuland successful

himself/herself
in

as

achieving
his/her
goals. Research
diferent
cultures,
and the

has
been
outcomes

support
the
two-dimensional
1997; Silvera
et
al.,
Vandromme et

al.,

2007).

is
of

two-dimensional,

the

structure
2001;

of

conducted

being
in

self-esteem (Aidman,