Effectiveness of Self-Enhancement Programme
on Self-Esteem among Adolescents Residing at
Selected Orphanages
Volume 1 - Issue 3
Bhuvaneshwari, Valarmathi V*, R Vijayalakshmi and C kanniammal
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- College of nursing, SRM Institute of science &Technology, India
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Valarmathi V, College of nursing, SRM Institute of science &Technology, Tamil Nadu, India
Received: May 28, 2018; Published: June 08, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/LOJNHC.2018.01.000114
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Abstract
Self-esteem is a cornerstone of positive attitude towards living. Individuals residing at orphanage homes have more needs to
lead a healthy life. The development of a strong sense of self-esteem during adolescent period is important to withstand the stresses,
social pressures and temptations of deviance encountered at early ages of life. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness
of self-enhancement programme (SEP) on self-esteem among adolescents residing at selected orphanages. Quasi experimental pretest
post-test control group design was used. The study was conducted at Sivananda Saraswathi Sevashram (study group) and
SOS children’s village (control group), Kancheepuram District. The investigator screened 200 orphan adolescents using purposive
sampling technique out of which 93 had inadequate and moderate self esteem, 48 in study group and 45 in control group. The
adolescents were divided into four groups to provide 5 sessions of interventions, for 4 weeks. Before and after the intervention
(self-enhancement programme) of study and control group data were analysed by using spss package. The findings revealed that
self-enhancement programme is effective in increasing self-esteem (t =14.37, with p < 0.01 and hence the study concluded that
SEP is effective method for enhancing self-esteem in adolescents. It recommended that periodical conduction of self-enhancement
programme in schools in order to improve the self esteem of orphan adolescents.
Keywords: Effectiveness; Self-Enhancement Programme; Self-Esteem; Orphan Adolescents
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