Life Events and Self-esteem of Middle School Students in Rural Area of Anhui Province / 中国心理卫生杂志

Objective:To explore the correlation between life events and self-esteem, so as to provide scientific evidence for strengthening the mental health education of rural middle school students. Methods:A survey was conducted among 2489 students(male:1319,female:1170) in two rural middle school of Anhui province by the cluster sampling methods. Self-esteem and life events were assessed with the Self-Esteem Scale (SES) and Adolescent Self-rating Life Events Check List (ASLEC).Results:472 students (19.0) had problems on the self-esteem,15.7 boys and 22.6 girls were low self-esteem. The differences between genders had statistical significance (?~2=19.52,P