“…A number of community psychologists have chosen educational settings as the focus of interventions designed to promote mental health (Clarfield, 1974;Glidewell, Gildea, & Kaufman, 1973;Sarason, Levine, Goldenberg, Cherlin, & Bennett, 1966). The connection between self-esteem and mental health has been established (French, 1963;Clarfield & McMillan, 1973;Schwartz, 1974). Therefore, the identification of variables that affect self-esteem of children is important for those engaged in consultation to the schools.…”