Self-esteem in Elderly University Students.

Abstract

Self-esteem is a part of the self-concept. Having optimal levels means feeling useful, capable and able to make use
of skills and abilities. The status and role which the person in society, are closely related to self-esteem. Different Spanish
universities have sought to training programs, university closer to society and try to see training as a useful tool for
social participation. The aim of this paper is study levels of self-esteem in students over Universitat Oberta per a Majors
(UOM) of Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) and its implications. Cross-sectional study of 96 students / older has
been made by a self-report questionnaire (García Monge, 1998). Results show statistically significant differences between
the Real I and the Ideal I, that indicate low self-esteem. The correlations suggest existence of significant relationships
between self-esteem and gender. Factors related with self-esteem and propose improvement strategies are suggested.