Correlation between Friendship Quality and Self-esteem among Students in India

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Page: 63-68

Ojaswini Dahiya (Mussoorie International School, Polo Ground Sri Nagar Estate, Charleville, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand)

Adolescent growth is greatly impacted by the quality of friendships, which has an impact on social adjustment, emotional health, and self-esteem. This study investigates the relationship between self-esteem and friendship quality among Indian boarding school students. The study used the Friendship Qualities Scale (FQS) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) to evaluate important relational variables in a sample of 60 teenage girls (ages 15-18) from a Rajasthani boarding school. The results demonstrate that friendship quality and self-esteem are significantly positively correlated (r = 0.263, p <.05), with larger correlations seen for particular features like aid (r = 0.290, p <.05). On the other hand, self-esteem is adversely correlated with friendship conflict (r = -0.286, p <.05). These findings highlight how crucial it is to cultivate positive peer interactions to boost teenage self-esteem, further emphasizing the need for school-based interventions to strengthen positive friendship attributes while mitigating relational conflict.