Renierose Mary R. Hernandez
Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology, Calapan City,
Philippines
renierose.hernandez@gmail.com
Date Received: April 4, 2017; Date Revised: June 28, 2017
Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Vol. 5 No.3, 49-56
August 2017
P-ISSN 2350-7756
E-ISSN 2350-8442
Freshmen Students’ Self-Esteem and Adjustment to College in Higher Education Institutions in Calapan City, Philippines 793 KB 5 downloads
Renierose Mary R. Hernandez Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology,...
The study determined the relationship between self-esteem and freshmen students’ adjustment to college in Higher Education Institutions in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. The descriptive correlational and comparative research methods were used in the study. The questionnaires were distributed to 357 freshmen students from selected HEIs. The study determined the relationship between self-esteem and freshmen students’ adjustment to college in Higher Education Institutions in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. The descriptive correlational and comparative research methods were used in the study. The questionnaires were distributed to 357 freshmen students from selected HEIs. The study found out that the respondents had high self-esteem and high level of adjustment to college; the two variables have a positive correlation. It is recommended that there should be sequential institutional and classroom activities that encourage adjustment of new students and the development of their self-esteem.
Keywords –self-esteem, students’ adjustment, freshmen students, HEIs, Calapan City