@article{Samia Rani_Sadia Saleem_Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra_2023, title={THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SELF ESTEEM IN PERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES}, volume={37}, url={https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/3159}, DOI={10.54079/jpmi.37.2.3159}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> The current study explores the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship of extraversion and mental health problems in traumatized university students.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> 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.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 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.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> These findings indicated that boosting the self-esteem level of can ensure the psycho-social well-be­ing of traumatized university students.  </p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Samia Rani and Sadia Saleem and Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra}, year={2023}, month={May}, pages={135–9} }