Gender differences and self-esteem

Dr. Sauli Mitra

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| Published: December 25, 2019

Gender differences and self-esteem

Dr. Sauli Mitra

Assistant Professor, (Dept. of Psychology), M.R.M. College, Darbhanga, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.066/20190704

DOI: 10.25215/0704.066

ABSTRACT

The aim of the present investigation was to study the self-esteem of the adolescent and to see the gender differences between boys and girls. Eighty students (40 boys and 40 girls), with ages between 14 and 16 years were selected from the different schools of Ranchi town as the participants for this study. Self-Esteem Inventory was developed by Prasad and Thakur (1977) was used for the data collection. The findings of the study revealed that there was no significant difference between boys and girls adolescent in their self-esteem.

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Self-esteem, Adolescence and Gender Differences

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How to cite this article: S Mitra (2019). Gender differences and self-esteem. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 7(4), 574-578. DIP:18.01.066/20190704, DOI:10.25215/0704.066