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Academic Self-Concept and Emotional Maturity among Students with Learning Disability


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The present study entitled as “Self concept and Emotional maturity among students with learning disability”. This study aimed to assess the self concept and emotional maturity among students with learning disability and also to find out the relationship between the variables under the study. Sample consists of 30 students. The present study follows a descriptive research design, survey and interview method were used to collect the data. The instruments used were Academic Self Concept Questionnaire (ASCQ) by Liu and Wang (2005) emotional Maturity Scale by Pal (1984). Carl Pearson correlation and t-test were used for the analysis of data. From the present result it can be concluded that there was found no relationship between academic self concept and emotional maturity among students with learning disability. The students scored low on the variables under the study

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Academic Self-Concept, Emotional Maturity, Learning Disability.
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Authors

Minnath Vettiyadan
Department ofPsyehology, Little Flower Institute of Soeial Seienees and Health (LISSAH) Thamarasseri, Calieut, Kerala, India
C. K. Fathima Henna
Department ofPsyehology, Little Flower Institute of Soeial Seienees and Health (LISSAH) Thamarasseri, Calieut, Kerala, India
C. B. Shibymol
Department ofPsyehology, Little Flower Institute of Soeial Seienees and Health (LISSAH) Thamarasseri, Calieut, Kerala, India

Abstract


The present study entitled as “Self concept and Emotional maturity among students with learning disability”. This study aimed to assess the self concept and emotional maturity among students with learning disability and also to find out the relationship between the variables under the study. Sample consists of 30 students. The present study follows a descriptive research design, survey and interview method were used to collect the data. The instruments used were Academic Self Concept Questionnaire (ASCQ) by Liu and Wang (2005) emotional Maturity Scale by Pal (1984). Carl Pearson correlation and t-test were used for the analysis of data. From the present result it can be concluded that there was found no relationship between academic self concept and emotional maturity among students with learning disability. The students scored low on the variables under the study

Keywords


Academic Self-Concept, Emotional Maturity, Learning Disability.

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