A comparative study of self-esteem among tribal and non-tribal students of Manipur

Pages: 428-432
Komuwo Sebastian (Project Officer, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Assam)
Sreehari Ravindernath (RGNIYD, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu)

The present study is aimed to find out the level of self esteem among the tribal and non-tribal students of Manipur and examine its influencing factors among them. The study covered 9 Schools and Colleges from the two Districts of Senapati and Imphal West. A sample of 82 students – 41 tribal and 41 non-tribal, studying in class 10, 10+2 and graduates were randomly selected for the study. The sample consisted of both male and female students from tribal and non-tribal schools and colleges. The Self-esteem scale developed by Morris Rosenberg (1965) was employed for assessing the level of self-esteem of the respondents. To determine the influencing factors of self-esteem, an open-ended questionnaire developed by the researcher was used. The majority of the non- tribal students(90.2%) seem to fall in the normal range of self-esteem, where as only (75.6%) of the tribal students fall in the normal range of self esteem. The major influencing factors affecting self esteem also differs from tribal and non-tribal students. Gender differences were found in the levels of self esteem between male and female. The factors influencing the self-esteem are discussed.