Abstract:
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem and
basic psychological needs satisfaction in the adolescents from diffrent kind of high
shcool. The universe of the research consists of students who have completed
secondary education in Istanbul in 2016-2017 academic year. The sample of the
research consists of 299 students selected from 4 secondary schools in Istanbul with
random sampling. 64.9% (194) of the students are girls and 35.1% (105) are boys.
8.4% (25) of the students are 15 years old, 46.2% (138) are 16 years old, 43.5% (130)
are 17 years old, and 2% (6) are 18 years old. According to school distributions; The
rate of students with Multi-Program Anatolian High School is 25.1% (75), the rate of
Social Science High School students is 25.4% (76), the rate of Science High School
students is 24.1% (72) and the rate of Anatolian High School students is 25.4% (76)
'kind.
The data of the study were collected with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
short form and Basic Psychological needs scale. The data obtained were analyzed in
SPSS. Descriptive statistics: frequency tables consist of avarage, standart deviation
information.
As a result of the study, it was found that autonomy, competence and being
related sub-dimensions of basic psychological needs explained 46.7% of the variance
of self-esteem. The findings are discussed in the light of previous research
