SELF-ESTEEM AND ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG CO-ED AND WOMEN’S COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE GIRLS IN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA
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Self-Esteem, Achievement Motivation, Female, Co-ed and Women’s CollegeAbstract
In the present study was conducted to examine the self-esteem and achievement motivation among co-ed and women’s college undergraduate girls. School, college and family play a very important role in individual’s socialization. Similar to the family, school and college also plays significant role in every one’s life. In schools, the children involve in mutual interactions or activities and develop good intimate relationships. When children reach college education or adolescent period, they become more attached to their peers and college than their family. Mainly there are two types of education system such as Co-education and Women’s education system. The sample for the study consisted of 80 undergraduate girls (40 Co-ed undergraduate girls and 40 women’s college undergraduate girls), aging between 19-21 years. The Self Esteem Scale by Rosenberg and the Achievement Motivation Test by Bhargava were used to collect the data. The obtained data was analysed by using mean, SD and‘t’- test. Further, Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was applied. The result of the study concluded that there is a significant difference between co-ed and women’s college undergraduate girls on self-esteem, and there is a significant difference between co-ed and women’s college undergraduate girls on achievement motivation. Also, there is a significant relationship between the self-esteem and achievement motivation among co-ed and women’s college undergraduate girls.
This is an area that needs further research and exploration, Co-ed and women’s various colleges need to be studied to further validate the findings of this study.
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