SELF-ESTEEM AS A PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES IN ANAMBRA STATE

Scholarstica Ogechukwu Okafor

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This study examined self-esteem as a predictor of academic engagement of university undergraduates in Anambra State. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of self-esteem on academic engagement of undergraduate students. The study reviewed relevant conceptual, theoretical and empirical literature. This research work was anchored on Sociometer and Adler’s theories. The population of the study comprised undergraduate students of two public universities in Anambra state. The population of the study comprised 52246 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam. The sample size of this study consisted of 300 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. The instruments used for data collection were Academic Engagement Scale (AES) and Fleming-Courtney self-esteem scale. Simple regression analysis was employed in analyzing the data. The result of data analysis showed that self-esteem positively predicts academic engagement of male and female university undergraduates, and that the positive effect of self-esteem is stronger in females university undergraduates than their males counterparts. The study therefore recommends that the university authorities should ensure that their guidance and counselling clinics should be up and doing. This will help in fostering effective counselling services within the university environment especially for students with psychological problems that might affect their academic engagement. 

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Self Esteem, Academic Engagement, Predictor, University Undergraduates

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