Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

Effect of Parental Encouragement on Self–Confidence of Adolescents

Mrs. Nidhi, Dr. Anuradhakotnala

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In this study, an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of Parental Encouragement on SelfConfidence of adolescents. The sample consists of 100 subjects. Aggarwal’s Parental scale developed by Kusum Aggarwal, 1999and Agnihotri’s Self–Confidence inventory developed by RekhaAgnihotr1985 have been used to obtain score on Parental Encouragement and Self–Confidence. Results of this study indicate that rural adolescents,whether male or female, perceive less parental encouragement which, inturn, leads to lesser self–confidence. On the contrary urban adolescents, whether male or female, perceive high parental encouragement which leads to higher self–confidence.

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Mrs. Nidhi, Dr. AnuradhaKotnala Effect of Parental Encouragement on Self-Confidence of Adolescents Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 10 October 2014

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