Self Esteem as a Predictor of Social Maturity and Resilience among School Going Students

This research was based on the study of relationships between self-esteem on social maturity and resilience among school going children especially adolescents (12–18-year-olds). The study helped in finding the predicting nature for selfesteem on social maturity and resilience. The tool used were Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale by psychologist Morris Rosenberg, Social Maturity Scale by Dr. Nalini Rao and last Resilience Scale with 25- items by G.M Wagnild. A sample of 100 students from ages 12 to 18 years, where N = 50 for girls and N = 50 for boys were taken from Delhi-NCR region, India. The scoring was done using manuals for all the three variables respectively. The scores were analysed using Statistical method of Descriptive Analysis using SPSS version. The results showed that there were gender differences in self-esteem, social maturity, and resilience. Girls have high self-esteem, more socially maturity and were more resilient than boys. There was no significant relationship between self-esteem and social maturity. There is also no significant relationship between the self-esteem and resilience. There is a significant relationship between social maturity (personal adequacy) and resilience and self-esteem have been an interesting factor affecting social maturity of the individual and contribute to become more resilient