RELATIONSHIP OF SELF ESTEEM AND SOCIAL ANXIETY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

Objectives: The present study aims to find the relationship differences of social anxiety and self esteem among male and female adolescent students in Pakistan.  It was hypothesized that there would be a difference in the relationship of self esteem and social anxiety in males and female adolescents.

Research Design: A Correlational Study

Place and Duration of study:  Different Schools and Colleges of Karachi, 2011.

Sample and Method: A total of 210 adolescents including 86 males and 124 females served as the subjects of the study. To assess the social anxiety Interaction Anxiety Scale, Urdu version[1] and for the evaluation of self esteem Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale translated version[2] was employed. 

Results: Descriptive Statistics was computed to analyze sample characteristics; and Pearson correlation coefficient was applied to determine the relationship of social anxiety and self esteem among male and female adolescents. Z correlation was also computed to find out if the gender difference in the relationship of social anxiety and self esteem is significant. The results indicate that there is gender difference between the associations of two variables but it is not significant.