EVALUATION OF A SCHOOL-BASED SELF-ESTEEM INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

The researchers aimed to evaluate a school-based self-esteem intervention
program. The program's focus was to implement a culturally appropriate selfesteem
intervention tool for school-going adolescents through selfhood,
affiliation, competence, mission, and security activities. This study randomly
recruited 183 nine-grade students aged 13 - 16 years. A pre-post design and two
distinct measures were utilized to measure the intervention's social efficacy
validity. The target skills' specific measures (Self-esteem, self-concept, selfconfidence)
and effect measures (nature of friend connections, the suitability of
intervention for youths) were introduced. Comparisons of scores using
ANOVA's and t-tests discovered that the intervention had the most substantial
effect on girls' self-confidence (p = 0.001) and changes in the self-concept,
disruptive behavior, self-confidence, and social competence. The study's results
provided satisfactory evidence of intervention effectiveness, and the post-test
result showed little change across the study period.