Shenakht Journal of Psychology & Psychiatry

Introduction: Self-esteem as one of the components of self-concept has represented one’s overall evaluation of value or worth and by this highlighted each individual’s positive or negative orientation toward oneself. Besides other fields, the educational system has focused on the importance of self-esteem and shed light on students’ self-esteem.
Aim: The present study aimed to determine gender differences in the components of self-esteem in English language learners.
Methods: The present research method was descriptive-comparative. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all 17-year-old students in the second year of high school in Tehran in 2016, from whom 300 students (150 girls and 150 boys) were selected by simple random sampling. The research tool was Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (1967). The t-test method for independent groups was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results of the present study showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups of boys and girls in terms of the components of social self (P=0.001) and family self (P=0.031). The research data were analyzed by comparing the Independent Two Sample Mean Test with the t-index.
Conclusion: In the present study, girls obtained a higher average than boys in the components of social and family self. Families with male language learners are advised to improve their children's self-esteem.