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Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness

- Happiness is negatively correlated with depression and anxiety. Likewise, self-esteem has close relationship with the element of happiness. Previous research mentioned that it possesses high correlations between measurement of happiness and self-esteem [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Thus, one aim o...

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Main Authors: Lukman@Zawawi, Mohamad, Ateerah, A.R.
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Published: 2019
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spelling my-unisza-ir.66662022-05-22T01:06:07Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6666/ Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness Lukman@Zawawi, Mohamad Ateerah, A.R. BF Psychology - Happiness is negatively correlated with depression and anxiety. Likewise, self-esteem has close relationship with the element of happiness. Previous research mentioned that it possesses high correlations between measurement of happiness and self-esteem [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Thus, one aim of this study is to viewboth positive and negative aspects, by exploring the differential level of depression, self esteem and happiness on Muslim students.The method of this research is quantitative, and the respondents were selected in several states in Malaysia, which approximately 500 people. This research used Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS 21) and happiness instrument developed by the researcher based on al-Ghazali’s concept of happiness. After conducting the descriptive analysis for every construct, this research used the average of construct, whereas to determine the correlation between depression and self-esteem aspects, pearson correlation has been computed and the result is significant which is r=-0.462, p<0.01]. It shows that the direction of relationship was found to be negative at the moderate level. As a conclusion, there is positive relationship with happiness and self esteem, and it negatively correlated with depression. 2019-04 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6666/1/FH02-FSSG-20-36401.pdf Lukman@Zawawi, Mohamad and Ateerah, A.R. (2019) Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 3 (4). pp. 405-409. ISSN 2454-6186
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Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness
description - Happiness is negatively correlated with depression and anxiety. Likewise, self-esteem has close relationship with the element of happiness. Previous research mentioned that it possesses high correlations between measurement of happiness and self-esteem [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Thus, one aim of this study is to viewboth positive and negative aspects, by exploring the differential level of depression, self esteem and happiness on Muslim students.The method of this research is quantitative, and the respondents were selected in several states in Malaysia, which approximately 500 people. This research used Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS 21) and happiness instrument developed by the researcher based on al-Ghazali’s concept of happiness. After conducting the descriptive analysis for every construct, this research used the average of construct, whereas to determine the correlation between depression and self-esteem aspects, pearson correlation has been computed and the result is significant which is r=-0.462, p<0.01]. It shows that the direction of relationship was found to be negative at the moderate level. As a conclusion, there is positive relationship with happiness and self esteem, and it negatively correlated with depression.
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author Lukman@Zawawi, Mohamad
Ateerah, A.R.
author_facet Lukman@Zawawi, Mohamad
Ateerah, A.R.
author_sort Lukman@Zawawi, Mohamad
title Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness
title_short Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness
title_full Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness
title_fullStr Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness
title_full_unstemmed Self esteem and depression: Relations with muslims’ happiness
title_sort self esteem and depression: relations with muslims’ happiness
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6666/1/FH02-FSSG-20-36401.pdf
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