Self Esteem in Relation to Parental Behaviour among Adolescent Girls: An Exploratory Study
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https://doi.org/10.52634/mier/2016/v6/i2/1444Keywords:
Self Esteem, Parental Behaviour, Adolescent.Abstract
Self-esteem is an important predictor of an individual's worth about oneself. Low selfesteem means individuals have poor self-confidence and self-concept whereas high selfesteem is related to high confidence, good social adjustment, high academic achievement and so on and so forth. The present study was conducted on a sample of 100 students of standard XI. The tool administered was self-esteem inventory designed by Prasad and Thakur and Children's Report of Parental Behaviour Inventory (CRPBI) by Saxena and Saxena. The results indicated that majority of girls have negative self-esteem. But the self-esteem is not associated with either of the parent's behaviour.
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