A comparative study on self-esteem and assertiveness among adolescent girls studying in single sex and Co-Educational School of Mohali and Ropar District (Punjab)

Education is the only field where a child spends his important years of his life, the formative years, and a maximum portion of his life. The field of education is not only offers knowledge but also gives opportunity to do interaction with teachers, friends of same-sex and opposite-sex. A cross-sectional comparative survey study was conducted to assess and compare the self-esteem and assertiveness among adolescent girls studying in single sex and co-educational schools. Total 280 adolescent girls of single-sex and coeducational schools residing in Mohali and Ropar District were selected by stratified random sampling. Rosenberg self-esteem scale (Standardized) and Rathus Assertiveness schedule (Standardized) was used to collect the data from study participants. Findings of the study revealed that significant difference in self-esteem among adolescent girls studying in single sex and coeducational schools with mean percentage (67%) & (69.42%) whereas non significant difference in assertiveness among adolescent girls studying in single-sex and coeducational schools with mean percentage (15.71%) & (11.55 The study concluded that the adolescent girls studying in co-educational schools have high selfesteem as compare to the adolescent girls studying in single-sex school whereas no difference were observed in assertiveness among the girls studying in single sex & co-educational school.