Volume : 6, Issue : 7, July - 2017

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-CONCEPT AND SOCIAL MATURITY OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

S. Arul Joseph, Dr. S. Anandaraj

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Abstract</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The main objective of this research article is to find out the relationship between </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">self-concept and social maturity of higher secondary students</span></i><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">. In order to study the problem, the survey method was used to collect the data. The population of the present investigation is all the higher secondary students studying in </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Sivagiri, Kadayanallur and Sankarankovil Taluks</span></i><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">. From the population, 300 students were randomly selected as the sample for the study. The finding reveals that the level of </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">self-concept and social maturity of higher secondary students</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> <span lang="EN-IN">are found to be moderate with respect to type of school and the </span></span></i><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">government school students are better than the private and aided school students in their self-concept and social maturity. The research also reveals that there is a significant relationship between </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">self-concept and social maturity of higher secondary students</span></i><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>