Learning Community-An International Journal of Educational and Social Development

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Self esteem, anxiety and family climate for school going boys and girls in Haryana state

Deptt. of Applied Psychology, GJUS&T, Hisar, India

Abstract

Many researches are being conducted in the area of parenting, self esteem, Anxiety and the impacts of Family Climate. For people of all ages, the development of full human potential is enhanced through self esteem. Self Esteem is the perception of one's own intrinsic worth, based on thoughts, beliefs, and life experiences. Anxiety whereas can be defined as overwhelming sense of apprehension or fearfulness- Marked by physiological signs, sometimes referred to as autonomic signs. The present study “A study of Self Esteem, Anxiety and Family Climate for School Going Boys and Girls in Haryana State” tries to find out comparison between boys and girls for three variables i.e. Self Esteem, Anxiety and Family Climate. The Sample of 150 students of grades six to ten was chosen because the children grow up in the way their parents brought them up. The results of the study show that Boys and Girls significantly differ for Anxiety and Expectation (A subscale of Family Climate Scale). All the other variables of the study have shown insignificant results.

Keywords

Self Esteem, anxiety, family climate