Does Home Environment Impede the Development of Self- Concept?

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of home environment, gender and type of school on development of self-concept. A 2x2x2 factorial design, with two level of home environment (Good & Poor) x gender x type of school (Private & Government) was used in present study. Home environment Inventory was applied to identify the good and poor home environment in children. Self –Concept Scale (Ahluwalia, 2002) were used to assess the self concept. Results showed that the main effect of home environment , gender and type of school were significant, which evinced that poor home environment adolescents show inferior self concept than good home environment adolescents. Self concept was found to be far inferior in boys as compared to girls. Whereas government school children show superior self concept than private school children. Moreover, various forms of self-concept were found positively related with home environment and its components.