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journal-article

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Khadija Amin, Arzoo Hayat, Taiba Khalid, Syeda Zahra Batool, Summiya Azhar

Volume :

4

Issue :

1

Abstract :

The research investigated how self-esteem and life satisfaction together impact mental health of female university students. The research proceeded through two distinct research stages. First, researchers carried a pilot study to measure research feasibility. The main study required a larger sample size because it needed researchers to obtain dependable and valid study results. The researchers employed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985) to gather study data. Researchers gathered data from 150 female students who were aged between 18 and 28 years at the Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh through convenience sampling methods. The study participants qualified for inclusion because they met the requirements of being university students who could understand English well enough to fill out the questionnaires. The reliability analysis showed acceptable internal consistency for both measures, confirming that both measures were suitable for testing on the target population. The Pearson correlation analysis found that esteem and  satisfaction with life had a strong positive association between the two variables. Higher esteem results in greater satisfaction with life according to the study results. The regression analysis demonstrated that esteem functioned as an essential element which determined life satisfaction levels. The study demonstrates that self-esteem functions as a vital element which regulates total mental health. The research results demonstrate that self-esteem directly affects life satisfaction while showing that the assessment tools used in the study produce reliable results. The results emphasize that self-esteem development serves as an essential factor which leads to improved life satisfaction and mental health in students. The study presents valuable research findings which can assist both future psychological research and intervention development. The study provided a summary of its restrictions together with its recommendations.