MOBILE PHONE DEPENDENCY AND SELFESTEEM AMONG ADOLESCENTS

The aim of the study is to find out relationship between mobile dependency and self-esteem among adolescents. It was hypothesized that there is no significant relationship between mobile dependency and self-esteem among adolescents. The population that was selected for the study was adolescents from various institutions in Karkala and Mangalore region. A sample size consisted of 200 adolescents within the age range of 16 to 24 years; both male and female were taken for the study. The Mobile Dependency Scale and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale were used. One way ANOVA and Quartile deviation were calculated. A result reveals that there is no significant difference between mobile dependency and self-esteem among adolescents