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Self-esteem among Adolescents of Andaman and Nicobar Islands


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Self-esteem is the overall change in an individual worth show in a negative or positive way about one's self (Minev et al., 2018). Its evolution starts at conception and is persistently altering as a result of life experiences. It is impossible to exaggerate the significance of self in the adolescent experience. The aim of this study is to look into the self- esteem of male and female undergraduate students in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Data was gathered from 100 college students with mean age 18-19 years were taken as sample for the present study. Self-esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) has been used to assess college students' self-esteem. The samples were selected Purposive Sample. t test were used. The results reveal a significant difference between male and female among college students.

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self-esteem, adolescence, and gender differences
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K. Sakthivel
Guest Faculty, Department of Psychology, Andaman College (ANCOL), Chakargaon, Port Blair, South Andaman, India

Abstract


Self-esteem is the overall change in an individual worth show in a negative or positive way about one's self (Minev et al., 2018). Its evolution starts at conception and is persistently altering as a result of life experiences. It is impossible to exaggerate the significance of self in the adolescent experience. The aim of this study is to look into the self- esteem of male and female undergraduate students in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Data was gathered from 100 college students with mean age 18-19 years were taken as sample for the present study. Self-esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) has been used to assess college students' self-esteem. The samples were selected Purposive Sample. t test were used. The results reveal a significant difference between male and female among college students.

Keywords


self-esteem, adolescence, and gender differences

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