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Parental Encouragement as an Indicator of Self-Concept of Adolescents and its Implication in Higher Education


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1 P.G. Department of Human Development, S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Mumbai (M.S.), India
2 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India
     

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Through adolescence years, individual forge a personal identity, a self-concept, and an orientation toward achievement and a strong bonding with parents that will play a significant role in shaping their success in school, work, and life. Present study was undertaken to assess the predictors of self-concept and academic achievement of 13-15 year old adolescents and implication of that in higher education. The study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state. From each of the four selected schools of rural and urban area of Hisar, all boys and girls of 13-15 year were included in final sample. The results revealed that parental encouragement, residential area, and family relationship with neighbours, age, maternal occupation and adolescents spending time with grandparents as the significant predictors for self-concept of adolescents. Likewise academic class, self-concept, paternal occupation, number of siblings as the significant predictors for academic achievement of adolescents i.e. adolescents who were under parental support and supervision, had comparatively better self worth which ultimately leads a successful academic orientation. Adolescents having good parental support and higher level of self-concept will pursue higher education with great urge.

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Adolescence, Self-Concept, Parental Encouragement, Maternal Occupation, Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Support and Supervision.
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Authors

M. K. Rathore
P.G. Department of Human Development, S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Mumbai (M.S.), India
Sheela Sangwan
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I.C. College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India

Abstract


Through adolescence years, individual forge a personal identity, a self-concept, and an orientation toward achievement and a strong bonding with parents that will play a significant role in shaping their success in school, work, and life. Present study was undertaken to assess the predictors of self-concept and academic achievement of 13-15 year old adolescents and implication of that in higher education. The study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state. From each of the four selected schools of rural and urban area of Hisar, all boys and girls of 13-15 year were included in final sample. The results revealed that parental encouragement, residential area, and family relationship with neighbours, age, maternal occupation and adolescents spending time with grandparents as the significant predictors for self-concept of adolescents. Likewise academic class, self-concept, paternal occupation, number of siblings as the significant predictors for academic achievement of adolescents i.e. adolescents who were under parental support and supervision, had comparatively better self worth which ultimately leads a successful academic orientation. Adolescents having good parental support and higher level of self-concept will pursue higher education with great urge.

Keywords


Adolescence, Self-Concept, Parental Encouragement, Maternal Occupation, Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Support and Supervision.

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