Relationship between Self Esteem of Workers and Perceived Attitude towards their Managers

Author: Tahira Khurshid

Supervisor: Ms. Shazia Khalid

Degree: M.Sc

Year: (2007-2009)

University: Institute of Applied Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

The present research was conducted to explore the Relationship between Self Esteem of Workers and Perceived Attitude towards their Managers. It was hypothesized that self esteem of the workers has relationship with their perceived attitude towards their managers. The sample consisted of 100 workers that were taken from different restaurants. Survey research design was used. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used for sample selection. Tool that was used to estimate the Self esteem of workers was Self Esteem Scale of Rosenberg (1965) that is translated into Urdu language with the due permission of author. Tool that was used to assess the perceived attitude of managers was Least Preferred Co-worker scale by Fred E. Fiedler (1978) that is translated into Urdu language with the due permission of author. Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Independent sample t-test and ANOVA were used for inferential analysis while descriptive analysis was used for analyzing the demographic data. The results indicated significant positive relationship between the self esteem of the Workers and perceived attitude towards their managers.

Keywords: Self Esteem, Workers, Perceived Attitude, Managers

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Corresponding Address: Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Email: chairperson@appsy.pu.edu.pk, Phone: 92-42-9231245

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