Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Self–Concept of Adolescents

Ragavarthini. S, G. Padma Priya

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Adolescence is a period of changes from childhood through adulthood and crisis, chaos during this stage is the normal for transformation. Self–concept represents, the total of adolescent belief about himself and herself in areas where achievement is important. This research examines the self–concept in Coimbatore City in a group of 50 adolescents aged between 14 and 18 years. The questionnaire was constructed by R.K. Saraswat, which has six dimensions, namely intellectual, educational, temperamental, physical, social, and moral. The test has 48 items with eight items falling under each dimension. The outcome revealed that the overall adolescent self–concept was found as positive. Adolescents overall self–concept was found as 78.7 percent has above average, and 21.3 percent is high. The conclusion from the preliminary study is that there is no evidence of a chaotic self–concept during adolescence. Hence, the study can be carried out for a larger group of adolescent in the future.

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SELF-CONCEPT OF ADOLESCENTS, Ragavarthini.S, G. Padma Priya INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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