Environmental Worry as Correlate of Self-Esteem among Employed and Unemployed People in Oil Industry

This study explored the relationship between environmental worry and self-esteem using 116 participants with mean age 31 years. The participants consisted of 69 males and 47 females out of which 78 were employed and 38 unemployed selected randomly from the oil producing industrial environment in Nigeria. Data were collected through a survey method using standardized questionnaires. The result showed that there was significant inverse relationship (P < .05) between environmental worry and self-esteem. The t-test independent result indicated that there was no significant difference (P > .05) between self–esteem of employed and unemployed participants as well as between male and female participants. The implication of oil industry pollution on protection of self-esteem was discussed for government to show concern about environmental pollution due to oil pollution.