Relationship between Self-esteem and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students

Abstract

The study was conducted with the purpose to see the Relationship between Self- Esteem and Academic Achievement of Secondary school students. A sample consisted of 400 secondary school students of 9^th class studying in government and private schools of Jammu District were taken for present study. Self-Esteem Inventory prepared by M.S. Prasad and G.P. Thakur (1977) was used to collect data. Total marks obtained by particular student in the previous examination were taken as academic achievement of students. The collected data was analyzed with the help of Pearson product moment correlation (r).The results of the study showed that a positive and significant correlation between positive-self males and their academic achievement. A positive and significant correlation was found between negative-self females and academic achievement. A positive but not significant correlation was found between positive-self females with their academic achievement. A positive but not significant correlation was found between negative-self males and academic achievement of secondary school students.