Paper Title :Self- Esteem and Emotional Maturity among the Orphans and Non-Orphans in Manipur

Author :Ningthoujam Debala Chanu, Zokaitluangi, Zothanzami

Article Citation :Ningthoujam Debala Chanu ,Zokaitluangi ,Zothanzami , (2020 ) " Self- Esteem and Emotional Maturity among the Orphans and Non-Orphans in Manipur " , International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT) , pp. 36-40, Volume-8,Issue-4

Abstract : Objective: To explore whether there is any significant difference in Self-Esteem and Emotional Maturity among Orphans and Non-Orphans in Manipur, India. Method: 200 Children were selected through multistage random sampling method of which 100 were children living in an Orphanage in Manipur (age range between 11 years to 16 years) and another matched group of 100 children currently staying with their biological parents at home, 50 Males & 50 Females each for both the groups. Rosenberg‟s Self-esteem Questionnaire &Emotional Maturity Scale by Yasvir Singh and Mahesh Bhargava, 1984 for measuring Emotional Maturity.Results: It indicated that there is significant independent and interaction effect of orphanage and gender on Self-Esteem (p< .01). Results also highlighted that the Non-orphans have higher score in Self-esteem than the Orphans (M=21.19; 18.14; p<.01) and the boys are higher than girls (M=20.18; 18.14) on Self-esteem for the whole sample. Significant independent and interaction effect of Orphanage and gender was found on all the subscales of Emotional Maturity (p<.01).Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed that there is significant difference between the level of Self-Esteem and Emotional Maturity among the Orphans and Non-Orphans A significant gender difference was also observed on Self-Esteem and Emotional Maturity Keywords - Orphans, Self-Esteem, Emotional Maturit

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-8,Issue-4

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