GENDER DIFFERENCES IN DOMAIN SPECIFIC SELF-ESTEEM OF ADOLESCENTS

The objective of the present study was to investigate the role of gender in determining the level of domain specific self-esteem in studentadolescents of ages between 13 to 18 years. 512 randomly selected school/ college going adolescents (males=273 & females=239) from educational organizations situated in urban area of KarachiPakistan were assessed through a group administration of Pakistani version of Adolescent form (Imran & Ahmad, 2011) of Culture Free Self-esteem Inventories-3 (CFSEI-3; Battle, 2002). t-test was computed for the analysis that shows significant gender differences in the domains of personal (t = 4.52, p< .001), social (t = 2.53, p< .01) and academic (t = - 5.81, p< .001) self-esteem, while no gender differences have been found in general, parent/home and overall self-esteem. Findings of the present research may also have significant implication in the future interventions for enhancing adolescent’s feeling of self-worth and competence, which lead them towards achievement of positive self-growth and better utilization of their potentials.