Study of Self-Concept of Tribal and Non-Tribal Adolescents

This study was designed to examine the role of culture in self-concept of adolescents. The sample of this study included 200 tribal subjects in which 100 male and 100 female, both are students of XI class, and 200 non-tribal students in which 100 male and 100 female of XI class are included. Subjects, 400 in number were administered Swatva Bodh Parikshan developed by Sherry, Verma and Goswami. T-test was used for the data analysis. Results revealed that culture affect the self-concept of adolescents; it produces significant variance in self-concept. Results of this study demonstrated that non-tribal students showed higher mean scores on total scores of self-concept in comparison to tribal subjects.