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01.02.2013 | Original Paper

Self-Esteem: A Comparative Study of Adolescents from Mainstream and Minority Religious Groups in Pakistan

verfasst von: Shahid Iqbal, Riaz Ahmad, Nadia Ayub

Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Ausgabe 1/2013

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Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the level of self-esteem among religious minority adolescents (Christians and Hindus) by making a comparison with their dominant counterparts (Muslims) in Pakistan. It was hypothesized that adolescents of religious minorities would have lower level of self-esteem than their dominant counterparts. In the present study 320 adolescents participated, in which 160 adolescents belonged to minority religious groups (i.e. 76 Christians and 84 Hindus) and 160 adolescents belonged to dominant religious group i.e. Muslims. To assess self-esteem of the participants, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg in Society and the adolescent self image, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1965) was used. One Way Analysis of Variance reveals that religious minority adolescents (Christians and Hindus) inclined to have lower self-esteem as compared to their dominant counterpart (Muslim adolescents).
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Metadaten
Titel
Self-Esteem: A Comparative Study of Adolescents from Mainstream and Minority Religious Groups in Pakistan
verfasst von
Shahid Iqbal
Riaz Ahmad
Nadia Ayub
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2013
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9656-9

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