The effects of school uniforms on self esteem

<p>The purpose of this study was to examine whether school uniforms have an effect on self esteem. The hypothesis was that school uniforms would increase self esteem. There were 87 total participants in this study; 41 students had uniforms and 46 did not. The Rosenberg Self Esteem scale was used to measure self esteem. The questionnaire was given to teachers to administer to the children in their classroom. An independent samples t test was performed to analyze the data. Results were not significant showing that school uniforms did not have an effect on self esteem.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services and Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2005

Author dc:creator

• Rodriguez, Jennifer

Contributors dc:contributor

• Klanderman, John
• Dihoff, Roberta

• Self-esteem in children; Students--United States--Uniforms
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1068

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2068