The Reality of Self-Esteem among Syrian Newcomers to Canada and Germany

The book aims to identify the reality of self-esteem among the Syrian newcomers to Canada and Germany through a comparative study; using a Six Factor Self –Concept Scale: SFSCS. These factors are: power tasks accomplishment giftedness vulnerability likeability and morality in harmony with the nature of the host society. The study sample consisted of Syrian newcomers to Canada and Germany; 58 in Canada and 171 in Germany. The researchers used the analytical descriptive approach and the comparative approach. They reached a set of results that the self-esteem among the Syrian newcomers was generally medium. The arithmetic mean of the total score was (3.21) according to the five-dimensional Likert scale and a standard deviation of (0.30). The dimension of morality was first in rank with a high score next was the dimension of likeability followed by tasks accomplishment then giftedness power and finally vulnerability with a medium score.