Assessment of Adolescents' Self- Esteem in Secondary Schools Dr. Eqbal Ghanim Ma'ala/ PhD. Prof. and Academic Supervisor, Department of pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad Mohammed Baqer Hassan/ assistant teacher, M.Sc. pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Kufa اﻟ ﺨﻼﺻﺔ: أھﺪاف اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ﻟﺘﻘﯿﯿﻢ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮ اﻟﺬات ﻟﻠﻤﺮاھﻘﯿﻦ اﻟﺒﺪﻧﺎء ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻮﯾﺔ ﻣﻨﮭﺠﯿﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺚ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺪارس دراﺳﺔ وﺻﻔﯿﺔ أﺟﺮﯾﺖ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻮﯾﺔ ﻟﻤﺪﯾﻨﺔ اﻟﻨﺠﻒ اﻷﺷﺮاف ﻟﻠﻤﺪة ﻣﻦ1 ﻛﺎﻧﻮن اﻷول2011 إﻟﻰ6 ﻧﯿﺴﺎن2012 . اﺧﺘﯿﺮت ﻋﯿﻨﺔ ﻋﺸﻮاﺋﯿﺔ ﻣﺘﻌﺪدة اﻟﻤﺮاﺣﻞ ﻣﻦ ) 1350 ( طﺎﻟﺐ، ﺗﻢ اﺧﺘﯿﺎرھﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام ﻋﯿﻨﺎت اﺣﺘﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ. ﺟﻤﻌﺖ اﻟﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﺳﺘﺒﺎﻧﮫ ﻣﺼﻤﻤﺔ وﻣﻜﻮﻧﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ أﺟﺰاء) 1 ( ﻧﻤﻮذج اﻟﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﯿﺔ واﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدﯾﺔ و ﯾﺤﻮي14 ﻓﻘﺮة) 2 ( ﻣﺆﺷﺮ ﻣﻘﯿﺎس ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮ اﻟﺬات اﻟﺬي ﯾﺘﺄﻟﻒ ﻣﻦ25 ﻓﻘﺮة) 3 ( اﻟﻘﯿﺎﺳﺎت اﻟﺠﺴﻤﺎﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﺬي ﯾﺸﻤﻞ اﻟﻮزن واﻟﻄﻮل. اﻻﺳﺘﺒﯿﺎن ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل أﺟﺮاء اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ اﻟﻤﺼﻐﺮة وﺣﺪدت ﻣﺼﺪاﻗﯿﺘﮭﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﺣﺪدت ﺛﺒﺎﺗﯿﺔ اﺳﺘﻤﺎرة ﻣﻜﻮﻧﺔ ﻣﻦ) 24 ( ﺧﺒﯿﺮا. اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﺒﺪاﻧﺔ وﺑﯿﻦ ﺟﻨﺲ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ أظﮭﺮت ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ أن ھﻨﺎك ﻋﻼﻗﺔ ذات دﻻﻟﺔ إﺣﺼﺎﺋﯿﺔ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ و ﺗﺴﻠﺴﻞ اﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳﺮة، ﻣﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﻲ ﻟﻼم واﻟﻮﺿﻊ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ واﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي. ﺑﯿﻨﻤﺎ ﻻ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﻋﻼﻗﺔ ذات دﻻﻟﺔ إﺣﺼﺎﺋﯿﺔ ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﺒﺪاﻧﺔ وﻏﯿﺮھﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺘﻐﯿﺮا ت. و أظﮭﺮت اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ أﯾﻀﺎ وﺟﻮد ﻋﻼﻗﺔ ﻛﺒﯿﺮة ﺟﺪا ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﺒﺪاﻧﺔ وﺗﺮاﺟﻊ ﻣﺆﺷﺮ ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮ اﻟﺬات. وھﻨﺎك ﻋﻼﻗﺔ ﻛﺒﯿﺮة ﺑﯿﻦ ﻣﺆﺷﺮ ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮ اﻟﺬات وﺗﺮﺗﯿﺐ اﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳﺮة، واﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﻲ ﻟﻸب ، واﻟﻮﺿﻊ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ واﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي. ﻓﻲ ﺣﯿﻦ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻋﻼﻗﺔ ﻏﯿﺮ ھﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻤﺘﻐﯿﺮات اﻷﺧﺮى. ا ﻻﺳﺘﻨﺘﺎ ﺟﺎت اﻟﻤﺮاھﻘﯿﻦ اﻟﺒﺪﻧﺎء ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻮﯾﺔ ﻟﺪﯾﮭﻢ ﻣﺸﺎﻛﻞ اﺳﺘﻨﺘﺠﺖ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ أن ﻏﺎﻟﺒﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮ اﻟﺬات، وﻛﺎﻧﺖ اﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ اﻟﻤﺌﻮﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﺒﺪاﻧﺔ) ٪ 17.3 .( اﻟﺘﻮﺻﯿﺎت ﺗﻮﺻﻲ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ إﻋﻄﺎء اﻟﻔﺮص ﻟﻠﻄﻼب ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎرﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺎت واﻟﻤﺆﺗﻤﺮات واﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﯿﺎت اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﯿﺔ ﻟﺘﻌﺰﯾﺰ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى اﺣﺘﺮام اﻟﺬات و ﺑﻨﺎء اﻟﺜﻘﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻔﺲ وﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬ اﻟﺒﺮاﻣﺞ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻮﯾﺔ ﺣﻮل ﻛﯿﻔﯿﺔ ﺧﻔﺾ اﻟﺒﺪاﻧﺔ ﺑﯿﻦ طﻼﺑﮭﺎ. ﻣﻨﻈﻢ ﻣﻮﺟﮫ ﻟﻮﺳﺎﺋﻞ اﻹﻋﻼم ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ وزارة اﻟﺘﺮﺑﯿﺔ واﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ وﯾﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻣﻨﮭﺞ ﺻﺤﻲ ﻟﺰﯾﺎدة اﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ واﻟﻮﻋﻲ اﻟﺼﺤﻲ ﻟﻜﺎﻓﺔ طﻼب اﻟﻤﺪارس ﺣﻮل اﻟﺒﺪاﻧﺔ وﻣﺸﺎﻛﻠﮭﺎ اﻟﺼﺤ ﯿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺮاھﻘﯿﻦ وأﺛﺎرھﺎ اﻟﻨﻔﺴﯿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮ اﻟﺬات. Abstract: Objectives: To assess the secondary schools obese adolescents’ self esteem level . Methodology A descriptive study is carried out at AL-Najaf AL-Ashraf City, from December 1 st , 2011 to April 6 th , 2012.A multi stage sample of (1350) subjects; it is selected throughout the use of probability sampling. The data are collected through the use of semi-constructed questionnaire, which consist of three parts (1) Economic Sociodemographic data form that consist of 14-items (2) Index of Self Esteem Scale that consists of 25-items (3) Anthropometric Measurements which consist of Weight and Height. Reliability of the questionnaire is determined through a pilot study and the validity through a panel of (24) experts. Results The finding of the present study indicate that there is highly significant relationship between the obesity and the study participants' gender, their order in the family, mother education level, and family socio-economic status. While the obesity and the other variables indicated no significant relationship. The results also shows highly significant relationship between the obesity and the index of self esteem. There is a significant relationship between the index of self-esteem domain and the order of student in family, fathers' education level, and socio-economic status. Other variables indicated no significant . Conclusion Present study concluded that the most of the secondary schools obese adolescents have self-esteem problem, and percentage of obesity (17.3%).Recommendation the study recommends that the students would be given an opportunities to participate in social organizations, conferences, and study projects to promote their level of self-esteem constructing and implementing educational programs for secondary schools teachers about how to decrease obesity among their students. Mass media approach should be employed by the Ministry of education to increase students knowledge and awareness of the obesity as a health problem. Key wards: assessment, obese, adolescent, self-esteem, secondary school