Self-Concept and School Environment Perceived by Orthopedic Handicapped Female Adolescents

The disable face many psychological disadvantage because of their physical inadequacy, such as feeling of inferiority, fear of social ridicule, inability to compete with the normal people, lack of self confidence and limited social participation. The main aim of the present study was to examine and compare the school environment and self concept of physically handicapped and normal female adolescents. 50 adolescents female (25 physically handicapped and 25 normal) was sampled for the present study. School Environment Inventory developed by Mishra (1984) and Self Concept Inventory constructed and standardized by Mohsin (1978) was used for the collection of data. Result indicates that siginficant differences were found between OH(female)and normal control regarding permissiveness and rejection dimension of school environment. Normal control female were experience better self concept m comparison to OH female.