Repercussions Of Socioeconomic Conditions And Self Concept Among The Adolescent School Students

Abstract

Adolescents are susceptible to a variety of psychosocial stressors that are frequently unrecognized or untreated. There are typically little services available to assist them deal with these losses and their effects, and they may suffer multiple losses. In areas where success is crucial to an adolescent, self-concept reflects how that teenager sees himself or herself. Low self- esteem can be a result of issues and challenges, but it can also result from issues if it is low. An adolescent could have a positive self-concept in certain areas and a poor self-concept in others. The purpose of this study is to determine how well-adjusted the adolescents attending Govt. High School in Samayanallur, Madurai District, feel about themselves. The total sample for the study comprised of 50 adolescent girls and boys studying in Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Samayanallur selected from the universe of 367. Simple Random sampling method was adopted in the present study. This study on the self concept of school going adolescents is a descriptive study and was conducted in Madurai district among 50 adolescents in the age group of 10-19 years. An interview schedule and the Adolescents Self Concept Short Scale were the tools administered in this study to collect data. The findings of this research will be discussed in the main paper. This research it is evident that more research has to be done to further analyze the factors contributing to the self concept of adolescents.