A comparative study on self-concept of the boys and girls among school-going adolescent

Pages: 204-207
Pooja Kulshreshtha (Department of Clinical Psychologist, CIIMHANS Hospital, Rajnandgaon, Durg, C.G.)

Self-concept is an important concept of any child’s development. As children develop a sense of individuality and interact with society and gain experience in the world, their self-concept is affected. The importance of self-concept within educational settings has been discussed by several scholars and has led to the performance of studies examining the role of self-concept in school performance. Therefore, this study will look the self-concept of the boys and girls among school going children in Indian setting. Results indicated that significant group differences on physical, temperamental and moral. Female students scored lower on physical self-concept than male students, but higher on temperamental and moral self-concept.