Assessment of self-esteem among school children in selected schools at Raipur

Self-esteem is an essential component of self-awareness. It occupies a key place in the structure of adolescent individual because it is related to mental health and definition of life goals. The study was conducted to find out the level of Self Esteem among School children and to associate the self-esteem among school children with their selected demographic variables. The Descriptive Survey method of research was used in the study. The Purposive Sampling technique was applied and a sample of 60 School children studying 8th class was taken. Rosenberg self-esteem scale was used as a tool. The collected data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The finding of the study showed that majority 33 (55%) of school children have moderate level of self-esteem, 5 (8.33%) of school children have high level of self-esteem and 22 (36.67 %) of the children have low level of self-esteem. School children level of self-esteem associated with extracurricular activities at the level of p < 0.05.