A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF CONCEPT AND SELF EFFICACY AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Area/Stream: Social Sciences, Authors: Hithakshi B, Athena Aranha Keywords: Self Concept, Self Efficacy, Adolescent Girls Book Name /series: Futuristic Trends in Social Sciences, Volume 2, Book 4, Part 2, Chapter 3Publication: IIP Proceedings Year: 2022, Month: November Page No: 74-82, ISSN/ISBN: 978-93-95632-75-1, DOI/Link: https://www.rsquarel.org/assets/docupload/rsl2023FB7518837161E98.pdf
Abstract:
Self Efficacy and Self Concept are two constructs of the self that have a good base of research. Having a certain perception of ourselves is what is called as Self Concept and Self Efficacy is the optimistic belief about an individual’s ability to deal with tasks at hand. Here, the attempt is to examine the relationship between Self Concept and Self Efficacy among Adolescent Girls. In the present study, Hundred Adolescent Girls were randomly sampled from a reputed college in Mangaluru. Tools used for data collection were Self Concept Questionnaire (Dr. Raj Kumar Saraswat) and Self Efficacy Scale (Mark Sherer and James E Maddux). The participants were compared with respect to their level of Self Concept and Self Efficacy. As indicated by the results, there shows a positive relationship between the Self Concept and Self Efficacy among Adolescent Girls and also there is nil influence of age on the Self Concept and Self Efficacy among Adolescent Girls.
