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A Comparative Study of Self-Esteem and Happiness of Hosteller and Non-Hosteller Boys and Girls Students


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This study was carried out to investigate self esteem happiness level of hosteller and non-hosteller of boys and girls. 120 students studying in undergraduate and post graduate classes were participated in the study. Half of them were hostellers and half of them were non-hostellers. Hostel life has many advantages and disadvantages for the students. Many students adjust themselves in hostel life and do well in their studies and remain happy. While some others hostellers find it difficult to live away from home and are constantly disturbed. They are unable to focus on study and remain unhappy too. This study mental health, happiness and self esteem of hostellers and non-hostellers boys and girls have been investigated. Self esteem is found to be correlated with happiness in earlier researches. Questionnaires were used to measure self esteem, and happiness level of participants. Result sows that self esteem had no significant impact on hosteller and non-hosteller. It was also non significant for gender too but hostellers was found better than non-hostellers. Hostellers were found to be happier that non-hostellers but girls students were more happy than boys in both samples whether they were hostellers or non-hostellers. Thus the effect of residence was not found significant in the study,only the effect of gender was found.

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Self Esteem Happiness, Autonomy, and Environmental Mastery.
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Manju Mishra
Department of Psychology, H. R. PG College, Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


This study was carried out to investigate self esteem happiness level of hosteller and non-hosteller of boys and girls. 120 students studying in undergraduate and post graduate classes were participated in the study. Half of them were hostellers and half of them were non-hostellers. Hostel life has many advantages and disadvantages for the students. Many students adjust themselves in hostel life and do well in their studies and remain happy. While some others hostellers find it difficult to live away from home and are constantly disturbed. They are unable to focus on study and remain unhappy too. This study mental health, happiness and self esteem of hostellers and non-hostellers boys and girls have been investigated. Self esteem is found to be correlated with happiness in earlier researches. Questionnaires were used to measure self esteem, and happiness level of participants. Result sows that self esteem had no significant impact on hosteller and non-hosteller. It was also non significant for gender too but hostellers was found better than non-hostellers. Hostellers were found to be happier that non-hostellers but girls students were more happy than boys in both samples whether they were hostellers or non-hostellers. Thus the effect of residence was not found significant in the study,only the effect of gender was found.

Keywords


Self Esteem Happiness, Autonomy, and Environmental Mastery.

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