*Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Calicut, Calicut University, Kerala.
**Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calicut, Calicut University, Kerala.
Online published on 27 November, 2012.
The current study examines the influence of family environment and self-esteem on hostility of adolescents. Four hundred participants were selected participated in this study, which includes 138 males and 262 females. The variables Family environment, Self-esteem and Hostility were assessed by using Family Environment Scale, Self-esteem Inventory and Multiphasic Hostility Inventory. Data were processed by ANOVA (2x3) followed by Scheffe's test. The results revealed that Family Environment and Self-esteem have a major role in the development of Hostility among adolescents.
Family Environment, Self-Esteem, Hostility
