THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SELF ESTEEM IN PERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES

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Published: May 22, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54079/jpmi.37.2.3159
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Self-Esteem, Extraversion, Mental Health Problems, University Students, Trauma

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Samia Rani
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore
Sadia Saleem
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore
Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore

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Objective: The current study explores the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship of extraversion and mental health problems in traumatized university students.


Methodology: For this purpose, from the list of 265 total 215 potential participants were selected for further steps, who marked the “happened to me” on Life Event Checklist 29. A sample of 215 university students (men = 31%; women = 69%) with the ages of 18 to 26 (M= 20.78; SD= 2.46). Self-Esteem Scale for University Stu­dents, Big Five Personality Inventory, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were used to assess the self-esteem, extraversion, and mental health problems of the participants.


Results: Results of correlation analysis indicated the positive association of extraversion and self-confidence (r =.136, p < .05*), anxious self-esteem and mental health problems (r = 541, p <.001***). Furthermore, results also suggested the negative association of extraversion and anxious self-esteem (r = 257, p < .001***), extraver­sion and mental health problems (r = 218, p < 05*), self-confidence and mental health problems (r = 138, p < .05*). However, low self-esteem, resilience, and sociability were not related with extraversion and mental health problems. Subsequently, mediation analysis indicated the significant mediating role of anxious self-esteem and self-confidence in the association of extraversion and mental health problems.


Conclusion: These findings indicated that boosting the self-esteem level of can ensure the psycho-social well-be­ing of traumatized university students.  

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Samia Rani, Sadia Saleem, Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra. THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SELF ESTEEM IN PERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2023 May 22 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];37(2):135-9. Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/3159
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