A study on the relation of God representation and self-esteem (Middle school students example)

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the God representation and self-esteem. Within the scope of the research, firstly, the theoretical background of the subject was created by making a conceptual analysis, and then the statistical analysis of the data obtained from the empirical research was made. The research was designed according to the relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The sample of the study consists of a total of 573 students, 279 (48,7%) girls and 294 (51,3%) boys, studying in the 7th and 8th grades of secondary school. In the research, "Personal Information Form", "God Image Scale" and "Piers Harris Self-Concept Scale for Children" were used. IBM SPSS 26 package program was used to analyze the data collected within the scope of the research. As a result of the research, it has been determined that there is a positive relationship between the representation of God that gives confidence and self-esteem, and there is a negative relationship between the representation of God that gives fear and self-esteem. The findings obtained from the research support other studies in the literature and reveal that there is a relationship between God's representation and self-esteem.