Self-Esteem, Life Satisfaction, and Quality of Life Among Audiology Students

ABSTRACT

Self-esteem, life satisfaction, and quality of life act as important aspects in determining a successful and fruitful university life. Nevertheless, little is known on these subjective well-being aspects among students undergoing a dedicated audiology course. Essentially, the present study aimed to: (i) examine the relationship between self-esteem, life satisfaction, and QoL and (ii) examine the differences in students’ academic achievement according to their self-esteem, life satisfaction, and QoL. A total of 61 students (aged 20–24 years) from Audiology Programme, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), took part in this cross-sectional study. Validated self-report questionnaires were used to achieve the study’s objectives. The results showed significant correlations between self-esteem, life satisfaction, and QoL (p < 0.05). Specifically, there was a significant correlation between self-esteem and QoL (p < 0.05), as well as between life satisfaction and QoL (p < 0.05). In terms of academic achievement, audiology students who achieved the highest academic rank, displayed the highest level of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and QoL. As a final point, the present study demonstrated that the audiology students’ QoL was affected by self-esteem and life satisfaction, while the academic achievement affected their self-esteem and QoL.

KEYWORDS:

• Self-esteem
• life satisfaction
• quality of life
• university students
• academic achievement
• audiology

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Universiti Sains Malaysia and all Audiology students that participate in the study.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.