Academic Self-Concept and Self- Esteem: A Comparative Study Among Male and Female College Students

The objective of the study is to find the relationship between Academic self-concept and self- esteem in college students and also to compare the degree of academic self-concept and self- esteem in male and female college students. 30 male college students and 30 female (age range from 18-23) college students around Kerala were taken for the study through random sampling technique. The participants were briefed about the study and their willingness to participate was asked. Then the basic information was collected using socio demographic status profile, which was followed by Liu and wang’s Academic self-concept questionnaire and Rosenberg’s self-esteem Inventory to academic self-concept and self-esteem respectively. The data was analyzed using statistical tools such as Karl Pearson Coefficient of correlation and T-Test. The results were as follows: there is no relationship between academic self-concept and self-esteem and there is no significant difference in the degree of both the variables in academic self- concept and self-esteem.