Psychological well-being and self-esteem is higher among schoolchildren of Catholic school than among schoolchildren of non-Catholic school

The aim of this paper is to reveal peculiarities and to determine the relationship between psychological well being of pupils in upper classes at school and their self-esteem, by comparing those studying in Catholic school with the ones studying in non-Catholic school. In the first and the second (theoretical) chapters the peculiarities of teenagers’ psychological well-being and self-esteem, as well as their importance in the process of personality development have been studied. In the third chapter the aim, the object and the tasks of the survey are indicated. In the fourth chapter the methodology and the sample of the survey are described. In the fifth (practical) chapter the results of the survey are analysed. The conclusions of the research are drawn in the sixth chapter.Švietimo akademijaVytauto Didžiojo universiteta