ISSN : 2087-927X (print) ISSN : 2685-0516 (online) Altius: Jurnal Ilmu Olahraga dan Kesehatan Volume 11, No. 1, Mei 2022, pp. 31-37 http://dx.doi.org/10.36706/altius.v11i1.17904 Copyright © 2022 Author(s) 31 Self-esteem of fourth grade students in learning physical education Dian Pujianto 1 , Yahya Eko Nopiyanto 1,* , Hakas Riris Anggita Ningrum 1 , Dwi Nevitasari 2 1 Physical Education, University of Bengkulu, Indonesia 2 Bhakti Husada, Indonesia 1 dianpujianto@unib.ac.id; 2 yahyaekonopiyanto@unib.ac.id*; 3 hakasriris@gmail.com; dwinevitasariyahya@gmail.com 4 *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Knowing the level of self-esteem of grade 4 students in participating in physical education learning is the main goal of this study. To achieve the research objectives used descriptive quantitative research methods. The research population involved in the data collection process was all 4th-grade students as many as 23 students. Meanwhile, total sampling was used for sampling so 23 students were used as research samples. A questionnaire consisting of 22 questions representing 7 indicators was used to collect data. While the data analysis technique uses the ideal mean value and standard deviation to classify the data obtained. The results of the data analysis illustrate that the indicators of self-satisfaction, positive emotions, and optimism are in the high category. while the indicators of interaction, dare to take risks, positive attitude and self-confidence are in the medium category. So, it was concluded that the level of self-esteem of grade 4 students participating in physical education learning at Elementary School 38 Bengkulu City was moderate. ARTICLE INFO Article History: Correspondence Address: Accepted Approved : 2 Mei 2022 : 22 Mei 2022 Yahya Eko Nopiyanto Physical Education, University of Bengkulu Jl WR Supratman, Bengkulu 38117, Indonesia E-mail: yahyaekonopiyanto@unib.ac.id Available Online Mei 2022 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. INTRODUCTION Self-esteem or commonly referred to as self-esteem is one of the main factors of how individuals see themselves or self-concept and is an important determinant of human behavior (Afari et al., 2012). Self-esteem is a subjective assessment that individuals make about themselves whether is positive or negative, whether the individual feels that he or she is valuable, important, capable, and meaningful to others, which comes from various internal and external sources such as family and other support (Arshad, Zaidi, & Mahmood, 2015). Individuals who have feelings of worth arise from the support of their daily environment which consists of the family environment and the school environment (Wei et al., 2013). The role of parents in the family environment and the role of teachers in the school environment are the main supporters in the process of fulfilling 's self-esteem (Farid & Akhtar, 2013). The role of teachers from the school environment in reality in the field sometimes provides physical education learning material with more emphasis on techniques which when children experience or face failure in each activity can have a negative impact, namely