Adolescent girls’ attitude to eve teasing: Does it have any relation with self-esteem and anxiety?

Pages: 454-459
Deepa Ghosh (Department of Psychology, M.B.B. College, Agartala, Tripura)

The present study attempts to compare the attitude with respect to eve teasing, level of self-esteem and anxiety among higher secondary girl students of urban and rural areas. This study further examines the relationship between selfesteem, anxiety and attitude towards eve teasing. The sample comprised of 100 students (Urban, 49; Rural, 51) aged from 19 – 23 years. The Mode value of their age was 21. Self-esteem scale by Singh and Ankita Srivastava; the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) by Spielberger, 1983; Eve teasing scale by Deepa Ghosh, 2012 were used in the present study. The Sample was randomly selected from four different government higher secondary schools. Besides descriptive statistics t-test and correlation were calculated using IBM SPSS. Findings revealed significant differences between the students of urban and rural areas on attitude towards eve teasing, level of self esteem, and anxiety. The urban students possess higher self esteem, lower anxiety in comparison to rural students. Both the group possess negative attitude towards eve teasing. Significant relationships are found between the self esteem, anxiety and attitude towards eve teasing. This study clearly reports that psychological and sport interventions are essential for the proper development and safety of the girl students in each school.