Modernization of Adolescent Students in Relation to Their Self-Esteem

Abstract

The aim of the present research was to study the relationship between modernization and self-esteem of adolescent students. To carry out the study, stratified random sampling technique was used on a sample of 200 adolescent students from Karnal division (Haryana).” Comprehensive Modernization Inventory (CMI) revised designed by Dr. S.P. Ahluwalia and Ashok Kalia (2010)” and self-esteem Inventory for senior secondary school students (SEI) by Dr. Sudha Kumari Sharma and Md. Sarwar Hossain (2015) were used as research tools for the purpose of collection data. The data was analyzed by mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s product moment method and t-test. The findings of the study, with reference to coefficients of correlation between modernization and self-esteem of adolescent students and its sub-dimensions “i.e. general self-esteem”, “social self-esteem” and “cognitive self-esteem” found positive and significant. Results also highlighted that significant mean differences were found on overall modernization of adolescent students as well as its six sub-dimensions i.e. “education, parent child relationship, politics, status of women, religion and socio-cultural factors” with regard to their gender and locality and no significant difference was observed on marriage as sub-dimension of modernization with respect to gender and locality. “Results further revealed that significant difference was found on high level of self-esteem of adolescent students with reference to their gender and locality. No significant difference was found on low level of self-esteem of adolescent students with reference to their gender and locality