Self-Esteem, Adjustment, Psychological Well-Being And Academic Performance Of Secondary School Students

Abstract

Adolescents try to get used to rapid changes and developments of 21st century, in this course they often ignore their own psychological well-being and don’t understand the reason behind the fluctuation of their academic achievement. The psychological well-being of adolescents has been shown to be related to many individual factors. The present study attempts to assess the relationship of self-esteem and adjustment with psychological well-being and academic achievement of secondary school students. Data were collected from 100 students living in Varanasi district belonging to age group of 15 to 16yrs. from the Government and Private Schools using purposive sampling technique. Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES) and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) were used for measuring self-esteem and psychological well-being respectively. Adjustment Inventory for School Students (AISS) was used to assess adjustment level of students. A significant positive relationship among self-esteem, psychological well-being and academic achievement was determined. Adjustment level of students were found to be significantly positive correlated with academic achievement level and well-being of the students