Correlation between Family Environment and Self Esteem of Adolescents

Abstract

The present investigation attempted to find out the correlation between the family environment and self esteem of adolescents. The study was conducted on 200 adolescents (100 male and 100 female) studying in various educational institutes located in Bathinda. For data collection Family Environment Scale and Self Esteem Scale were used. For the data analysis various statistical techniques were used. Statistical techniques used were Pearson’s product moment correlation and t-test were used. Pearson’s product moment correlation was used to determine the correlation between different dimensions of family environment scale i.e. Cohesion, Expressiveness, Conflict, Independence, Achievement Orientation, Intellectual Cultural Orientation, Active Recreational Orientation, Moral Religious Emphasis, Organization and control with the self-esteem of adolescents. The results of the investigation shows that their exist no gender differences in the mean scores of all the ten dimensions of family environment and even no gender differences exist in the mean score scores of self esteem of adolescents. Further co-relational analysis revealed that self esteem is positively correlated to Moral Religious Emphasis and negatively correlated to conflict dimension of family environment. The results indicated a clear correlation between family environment and self esteem of adolescents.