Abstract :
This study aims to investigate whether the self-image of high school students, which they develop during the adolescence period, has an effect on their school success. An experimental study with quantitative research methods was applied. 123 students from two different high schools in Devrek, a town in the city of Zonguldak, were included to this sectional study. Offer Self Image Questionnaire and the socio-demographic information form that had been prepared by the researcher, were administered to the participants. The mean scores were compared via t-test according to the gender and via One Way ANOVA according to the grade. The relationship of constant variables with mean scores was investigated by Pearson Momentum Correlation analysis and the variables which were found to be significantly related by Multible Lineer Regression analaysis. In a comparison with regard to the gender, female students were found to have higher school success and education goals than the male students. Among the factors of self-image, “Professional and educational targets (ME)” and “Individual values (BD)” showed a significant and linear relation with the school success. Moreover “Professional and educational targets” was found to considerably affect the school success, independently from other variables. According to these data, we suggest that particularly “professional and educational targets” aspect of the selfimage, provides an area to work on for the improvement of school success among high school students
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Self , image , high school students , school success
