Comparison of self-esteem and quality of life of adolescents working in the industrial field and those WHO do not

Aim: This research; It was conducted in order to compare the self-esteem and quality of life of adolescents working in the industrial field and non-working adolescents. Materials and Methods: The study is done definitively and comparatively. The content of the study consists of adolescents working in the industry and non-working adolescents (individuals between the ages of 14-19) in the city center of Mardin. The sample of the study, on the other hand, consists of 328 adolescents, 164 of whom are working in industrial areas and 164 of whom are unemployed, with a power analysis and a representation power of 0.95 universe at an error level of 0.05, 0.4 effect size at 95% confidence interval. The improbable random sampling method is used in the selection of the sample from the universe. Data were collected using the personal characteristics form, WHOQOL-BREF and RBSE. Number, percentage, mean, independent groups t test, variance analysis, Pearson correlation and regression analysis are used to evaluate the data. Results: Despite the fact that the average point of the Quality of Life Scale of working adolescents was 80.20 ± 12.08, the RBSE mean score was 9.56 ± 2.29, the average score of the quality of life scale of the unemployed adolescents was 83.70 ± 15.20, and the average RBSE score was 9.38 ± 2.73. While it was determined that there was no significant relationship between the gender, age, educational status and place of residence of unemployed adolescents and their quality of life or self-esteem (p> 0.05), it was determined that there was a significant relationship between working years and job suitability and quality of life in working adolescents (p <0.05 ). It has been determined that there are differences between working and non-working adolescents' quality of life and self-esteem. Conclusion: In the study, it is observed that the job suitability of the working adolescents and the increase in the working year affect their quality of life, and also that the working and non-working adolescents differ in terms of quality of life and self-esteem. Key words: Adolescent, Self respect, Life quality