STUDY OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE IN RELATION TO SELF ESTEEM AMONG SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

Education is a lifelong process which is attained by an individual from its immediate surroundings. It helps a person, not only in professional success but also in social adjustments. These adjustments or adaptations are an integral part of human development, known a social competence. A socially competent person tries to understand the needs of self, others and further leads to the upkeep of a civilization. In today’s world, people are more engaged in themselves and hence, social relationships have become imperative for their own growth and happiness. Social competence ability might boost up multiple traits such as self confidence, motivation, cooperation, conflict resolution, and self esteem among children in their developing years. Therefore, the present study aimed to study the relationship between social competence and self esteem of senior secondary school students. Results revealed that senior secondary school students do not differ significantly in the scores of social competence and self esteem in terms of their gender. A positive and significant correlation was found in social competence and self esteem of senior secondary school students.