Research Article A Comparative Study to Assess the Level of Self-Esteem among Adolescents Boys Who Resides in Selected Foster Homes and Biological Homes of Selected Area

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the level of self-esteem among adolescents’ boys who resides in selected foster home and biological home and to compare level.

Materials and Methods: Non-experimental comparative descriptive study design was used. Purposive sampling technique was used 30 adolescent boys from biological home and 30 from foster home who fulfills inclusion criteria. Adolescent boys of biological home were selected by survey method. Roseburg’s self-esteem scale is used to assess the level of self-esteem.

Results: Adolescent boys (33.34%) are in the age group of 14 years. About 33.33% of adolescent boys of foster home are from 8th standard, 30% are from 7th standard, 23.33% are from 9th standard, and 13.33% from 10th standard. About 30% of adolescent boys of biological homes are 7th standard, 26.67% from 8th standard, 23.33% from 9thstandard, and 20% from 10th standard 30 boys from foster home and 30 from biological homes. Most of the adolescence boys residing in a foster home since 2 to 10 years. The self-esteem of adolescent boys of foster home and biological home, non-parametric Mann–Whitney U-test was done to calculate Median difference. Median difference of level of self-esteem of adolescent boys of biological home was 19 and level of self-esteem of adolescent boys of foster home was 16 states that level of self-esteem is higher in adolescent boys of biological home than adolescent boys of foster home.

Conclusion: Researcher tries to improve the level of self-esteem of adolescent boys of foster home by providing guidance and counseling session to low selfesteem group.