Vol. 5 (04) pp. 1296-1300 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3947

SELF-ESTEEM OF ADOLESCENTS IN SCHOOL.

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  • Ph. D Research Scholar, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Social Work, Thanthai Hans Roever College (Autonomous), Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Cauveri College for Women, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Abstract

Self-esteem plays a crucial role during the adolescence stage when adolescents start to observe changes. Adolescents? self-esteem is often affected by the physical and hormonal changes they experience during puberty. They are extremely concerned about how they look, they are perceived and accepted by their peers. High self-esteem is directly related to having a very supportive family and body image is a major component in adolescents? self-esteem. Adolescent?s overall evaluation of his or her own worth as a self, such as how people feel about their physical appearance, skills, academic performance, and so on is reflected in their self-esteem. The aim of the present study was to assess the level of self-esteem of adolescents studying in Higher Secondary School. The researcher adopted descriptive research and using Dr. S. Karunanidhi?s Self Esteem Questionnaire assessed the level of self-esteem of adolescents in school. Census method was adopted and data was collected from 300 adolescents. The findings of this study reveal that more than half of the respondents have low overall level of self- esteem.

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How to Cite This Article

S. Sumathy and G. Mettilda Bhuvaneswari. (2017); SELF-ESTEEM OF ADOLESCENTS IN SCHOOL., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (04), 1296-1300, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3947

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S. SUMATHY
Department of Social Work, Thanthai Hans Roever College (Autonomous), Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
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