Effectiveness of cbt on self esteem and academic achievement in adolescent students

This study examined the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) on self-esteem and the Academic achievement in the adolescents. The sample consisted of 200 adolescents (100 Experimental, and 100 Control) attending two English medium schools in Trivandrum and had scored low scores on Rosenberg's Self Esteem Scale (RSE) and low grades in their first two terminal examinations. The study hypothesised that CBT will have positive impact on the selfesteem and the academic achievement of adolescents. After the selection of the sample, CBT was administered to the Experimental group over a span of 90 days. After the intervention, posttest on RSE was conducted for both experimental and control groups and grades of final term was obtained. Findings of the study revealed that the experimental group exhibited significant improvement in their Self esteem and Academic achievement. Implications of CBT on improving self-esteem and Academic achievement have been discussed.