Social support, self esteem, and adjustment among the first grade students in Islamic boarding schools (IR)

This study is aimed to examine the relationship between social support dimensions, self esteem and adjustment among the first grade students in Islamic boarding school in Acheh. The study also examined the the contribution of social support dimensions and self esteem on adjustment. The study investi...

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Main Author: Fajri Ayu
Format: thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=315
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Summary:This study is aimed to examine the relationship between social support dimensions, self esteem and adjustment among the first grade students in Islamic boarding school in Acheh. The study also examined the the contribution of social support dimensions and self esteem on adjustment. The study investigated whether there are differences in adjustment among the first grade students by gender and location of origin. The research methodology is based on survey which involved 204 respondents from three Islamic boarding schools that were selected through stratified and simple random sampling. The instruments used in this study are the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS), Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES), and Student Adjustment Scale (SAS). Data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage, simple regression, stepwise regression, and independent t-test. The findings of the study show that the relationship between social support dimensions, self esteem, and adjustment were moderate. The study also found that classmate support were found to be the strongest predictors to adjustment. In addition, there were no significant difference in adjustment among the first grade students by gender and location of origin. Implication for family, teacher, school and on future research are discussed. Schools, teachers and family need to be aware of relationship among some of variables examined in the present study. Therefore, the first grade students can make good adjustment in the school environment.