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The Interrelation between Self-Esteem and Value Orientations of Russian Students
Arthur A. Rean
Dr.Sci. (Psychol.), Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Education on the Prevention of Aggression and Destructive Behavior in Students, Head of the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research (9, bld. 4 Mokhovaya St., Moscow 125009, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9530, Scopus ID: 6507072773, Researcher ID: KHX-7756-2024, SPIN-код: 3118-2694, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Anna V. Egorova
Research Analyst of the Center for Socialization, Family and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior Research of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology, Moscow Pedagogical State University (1, bld. 1 M. Pirogovskaya St., Moscow 119991, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3502-9551, Scopus ID: 57452033700, Researcher ID: Х-7492-2018, SPIN-код: 7848-9620, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ivan A. Konovalov
Cand.Sci. (Psychol.), Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research (9, bld. 4 Mokhovaya St., Moscow 125009, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0982-5813, Scopus ID: 55948993400, Researcher ID: AAH-2741-2019, SPIN-код: 4413-8315, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Roman G. Kuzmin
Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research (9, bld. 4 Mokhovaya St., Moscow 125009, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8851-5313, Scopus ID: 57430723700, Researcher ID: AEJ-0869-2022, SPIN-код: 6858-1057, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Andrey O. Shevchenko
Cand.Sci. (Psychol.), Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research (9, bld. 4 Mokhovaya St., Moscow 125009, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9118-2617, Scopus ID: 57221080641, Researcher ID: GLQ-7645-2022, SPIN-код: 9970-3878, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Alexey A. Stavtsev
Cand.Sci. (Psychol.), Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research (9, bld. 4 Mokhovaya St., Moscow 125009, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-5017, Scopus ID: 57219288519, Researcher ID: AAC-9556-2021, SPIN-код: 1310-2964, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kristina A. Rean
Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Childhood Psychology and Digital Socialization, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research (9, bld. 4 Mokhovaya St., Moscow 125009, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7006-826X, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract
Introduction. The well-being of student youth is in the focus of the tasks of state programs of educational and youth policy. The international socio-political situation poses the tasks of actualization and formation of value orientations of the young generation. In modern psychological and pedagogical science, a significant number of studies are devoted to the problem of well-being, its correlates and risks. However, relatively few works are devoted to the topic of correlation between self-esteem as a component of psychological well-being and value orientations. The aim of the research is to study the values of modern Russian students in the context of the specifics of self-esteem.
Materials and Methods. The study involved 2,315 university students from 10 cities of the Russian Federation. Self-esteem was analyzed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in the adaptation of A. A. Zolotareva, and the Schwartz Value Questionnaire (PVQ-R2) was used to study students’ axiological orientations. The correlations between self-esteem and value orientations among students were determined using by correlation analysis using the Spearman method. In order to identify differences between groups with low and high levels of self-esteem (self-esteem), Student’s t-test for independent samples and Mann-Whitney U-criterion was used to test the consistency of the results.
Results. Data analysis has shown that most values, except for “Power – Dominance”, “Power – Resources” and “Face”, have a significant correlation with self-esteem. The majority of these values have a positive correlation, while a negative correlation was found between “Humility”, “Conformity – interpersonal”, and self-esteem. In other words, in most cases, it can be said that the higher a student’s self-esteem, the more prominent their value orientations are. These correlations correspond to significant differences in the expression of values among students with relatively high and low levels of self-esteem.
Discussion and Conclusion. The conducted research deepens our understanding not only of the specifics of the modern Russian students’ axiological positions, but also of how the indicator of subjective well-being, measured by the level of self-esteem, relates to them. The results obtained can be used as part of the development of educational concepts, value-based motivational strategies, for working with at-risk students, and designing adaptation and development programs.
Keywords: students’ value orientations, self-esteem of youth, indicators of student well-being, students’ self-esteem, meta-values of young people
Conflict of interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
For citation: Rean A.A., Egorova A.V., Konovalov I.A., Kuzmin R.G., Shevchenko A.O., Stavtsev A.A., et al. The Interrelation between Self-Esteem and Value Orientations of Russian Students. Integration of Education. 2024;28(4):498–513. https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.117.028.202404.498-513
Author’s contribution:
A. A. Rean – scientific guidance; development of the research concept and methodology; revision of the text, and coordination of the final version of the manuscript.
A. V. Egorova – data analysis; preparation of the “Obtained Results” section.
I. A. Konovalov – preparation of the "Discussion of Results" section, revision of the text, and design of the final manuscript.
R. G. Kuzmin – preparation of the "Introduction"; revision of the text, and final design of the manuscript.
A. O. Shevchenko – review of the scientific literature on the topic of self-esteem.
A. A. Stavtsev – review of the scientific literature on psychological well-being.
K. A. Rean – preparation of a text fragment on the subject of value orientations.
Availability of data and materials. The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the authors on reasonable request.
The author has read and approved the final manuscript.
Submitted 22.07.2024;
revised 06.09.2024;
accepted 13.09.2024.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
