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Khazaei T, Sharif-Zadeh G, Akbarnya M S, Piri M, Ghanbarzadeh N. Relationship between depression, self-esteem, and academic achievement of students in Birjand, 2013. Mod Care J 2013; 10 (2) :141-148
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Tayebeh Khazaei *1 
, Gholamreza Sharif-Zadeh2 , Marzieh Sadat Akbarnya3 , Mehran Piri3 , Nahid Ghanbarzadeh4
, Gholamreza Sharif-Zadeh2 , Marzieh Sadat Akbarnya3 , Mehran Piri3 , Nahid Ghanbarzadeh4
1- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: thayebehk@yahoo.com
2- Master of Science in Epidemiology, Research Center for Hepatitis and Social Factors Affecting Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
3- MS in Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrician & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
2- Master of Science in Epidemiology, Research Center for Hepatitis and Social Factors Affecting Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
3- MS in Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrician & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Background and AimIt is important to understand the factors that influence academic achievement. Self-esteem plays an important role in mental health, and when low, it has preventive effects on academic performance. The purpose here is to determine the relationship between self-esteem and depression, and academic achievement of high school students in Birjand. Materials and MethodsThis descriptive-analytic study was conducted with a two-stage cluster sampling of 596 high school students in Birjand. They completed Beck depression inventory and Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire with the reliability coefficients of 0.37 and 0.87 respectively. Total average score (of both semesters) of above 15 was considered as good achievement. The data were analyzed by SPSS Chi-square , Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis statistical tests and Spearman correlation coefficient at α=0.05. ResultsThe sample included 596 students with the average age of 16.1 ± 1.1, of whom 284 were girls (%47.7) and 312 (%52.3) were boys. Depression scores mean of students was 16.7 ± 8.1 and that of their self-esteem 7/4 ± 1/2. Among the students, %61.2 had scores of 15 and above. Depression and self-esteem had significant differences in terms of academic achievement, but they were not significantly different in terms of age and their parents' job and education. ConclusionHigh self-esteem has a protective role against depression and leads to improved academic performance.
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Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/26 | Published: 2026/01/26
Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/26 | Published: 2026/01/26
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