Table 4 Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale in relation to different sociodemographic variables

Gender

 Male

32.62 ± 6.71

0.974

 Female

32.88 ± 6.89

Age

 18–20

31.40 ± 7.46

0.283

 21–23

33.61 ± 6.51

 > 24

33.21 ± 6.85

Academic year

 First

31.10 ± 7.41

0.001*

 Second

32.82 ± 7.13

 Third

31.00 ± 6.75

 Fourth

34.28 ± 6.33

 Fifth/sixth

34.14 ± 6.45

 Master/PhD

34.52 ± 6.01

Grade point average

 6.00–7.00

27.28 ± 7.04

0.002*

 7.01–8.00

31.17 ± 6.20

 8.01–9.00

33.60 ± 6.82

 9.01–10.00

33.64 ± 6.85