RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, KARNATAKA
BANGALORE
ANNEXURE-II
PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECTS FOR DISSERTATION
1. / Name of CandidateAddress (In block Letters) / TARA K. THANKACHAN
ST. AGNES CENTRE FOR POST- GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH,
MERCARA HILL ROAD, BENDORE,
MANGALORE – 575002.
2. / Name of Institution / St. Agnes Centre For Post- Graduate Studies And Research,
Mangalore.
3. / Course of Study and Subject / Two year M. Sc. Clinical Psychology
4. / Date of Admission to Course / 02/11/2012
5. / Title of Topic: SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND SELF ESTEEM AMONG
ADOLESCENTS
6. / Brief Resume of the intended work:
6.1 Need for the study
Self esteem is a complex system of belief about ourselves. Self esteem can fail to satisfy one’s deep needs for competence, relationships and autonomy [1]. Competence is not identified with any particular trait or pattern of personal resources. It is identified with the ability to mobilize and coordinate these resources in such a way that opportunities are created and the potentials or resources in the environment are realized for a good developmental outcome [2]. Studies show that adolescence have high self esteem when they perform competently in the domains important to the self. Hence it would be useful to investigate the relationship between Social Competence and Self Esteem among Adolescents.
6.2 Review of Literature
· Smulczyk, M and Pokropek, A. [3] conducted a study on Self Efficacy, Self Esteem vs Social Competence of Polish Adolescents .The result showed that self efficacy is a strong predictor of social competence and there exists a positive correlation between self esteem, self efficacy and social competence.
· Eiden, R D, Colder C. et al.[4] conducted a study on A longitudinal study of social competence among children of alcoholic and non alcoholic parents: role of parental psychopathology, parental warmth, and self-regulation. Results showed that there was a direct association between fathers' alcohol diagnosis and father reports of social competence, and between fathers' depression and teacher reports of social competence.
· Sun, Wei, S. [5] conducted a study on Family relationships and social competence during late adolescence: a longitudinal study. The results arethere were also notable gender differences in family relationships and social competence over time. Taken together, these results suggest that males and females have different experiences in separating from the family. For males, after leaving home, family ties gradually diminish, for females, family ties are more strongly maintained. However, for all students, there were positive correlations between family relationships and social competence during both time periods.
· Mruck, C.[6] model of self esteem conceptualise defensive self esteem enhancement. The two axes within the model are competence, which refers to skill for competing tasks, and worthiness, which refers to the affective experience of having a sense of worth and cognitive judgement that one has worth. Within the model, people with high levels of competence and worth have authentic high self esteem, while low self esteem , negativism and depression are associated with low levels of competence and worth.
6.3 Objectives of the Study· To assess the level of Social Competence and Self Esteem among Adolescents.
· To find the relationship between Social Competence and Self Esteem among Adolescents.
· To find the gender difference in Social competence and Self Esteem among Adolescents.
7. / Materials and Methods:
7.1 Source of Data
Boys and girls from different schools of Mangalore will participate in the study. The sample size of this research will be 100; 50 boys and 50 girls.
7.2 Method of Collecting Data
Convenient sampling design will be used to collect the data.
Data will be collected via:
Demographic Details Form
Questionnaires used will be:
• Social Competence Scale by K P Sharma, Prabha Shukla and Kiran Shukla
o 50 items; 5 point scale
• Rosenberg Self esteem Scale by Morris Rosenberg
o 10 items; 4 point likert scale
Inclusion Criteria:
• Adolescents within the age of 13 to 15
• Adolescents who are staying with their parents.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Adolescents whose parents are divorced/separated.
Analysis of data:
Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and Carl Pearson’s product moment correlation and independent sample t-test is used as inferential statistics for the analysis of data.
7.3 Does the study require any investigations or interventions to be conducted on patients or other humans or animals? If so, please describe briefly.
No investigations or interventions will be conducted on the individuals participating in the research.
7.4 Has ethical clearance been obtained from you institution in case of 7.3
Yes.
8. / List of References (about 4 – 6)
1. Crocker J, and Park L E. The Costly Pursuit of Self-Esteem. American Psychological Association. 2004; 130(3):392-414.
2. Waters E, and Sroufe A L. Social Competence as a Developmental Construct. New York: State University of New York; 1983.
3. Smulczyk M, and Pokropek A. Self-Efficacy, Self- Esteem Vs Social Competences Of Polish Adolescents. Poland: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences; 2011.
4. Eiden R D, and Colder C. A Longitudinal Study Of Social Competence Among Children Of Alcoholic And Non Alcoholic Parents: A Role Of Parental Psychopathology, Parental Warmth, And Self Regulation. 2009, 23(1): 36. Available from: Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors.
5. Sun, and Sheh Wei. Family Relationships And Social Competence During Late Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study. Texas: Texas Tech University Library; 2011.
6. Alan, C. Positive Psychology: The Science Of Happiness And Human Strengths. Routledge Taylor And France Group, London: Special Indian Reprint, 2008; p. 208.
9. / Signature of Student10. / Remarks of Guide
11. / Name and Designation of(in block letters)
11.1 Guide
11.2 Signature
11.3 Co-Guide(if any)
11.4 signature
11.5 Head of Department
11.6 Signature
12. / 12.1 Remarks of the Chairman & Principal
12.2 Signature