• Piyushi Bania

Self-esteem issues are most often associated with negative feelings. Studies show that self-esteem rises steadily as people age but also declines around the age of retirement. The present study is to find out the self-esteem level among old age people of 50 to 60 age of group. The sample consists of 150 old age people, out of which 75 are females of 50-60 age group and 75 are males of 50-60 age group. The data is collected from the jodhpur city. Level of self esteem is measured through the Self Esteem Inventory developed by M.S. Prasad and G.P.Thakur (1989). The data were obtained and analyzed by means of ‘t’-test. It was found that there is a significant difference in the level of self-esteem among male and females of old age people of 50-60 age group. The result shows that the self-esteem level is higher in the males as they get more chances to communicate their feelings with society and gain positivity to boost their self-esteem. And when we talk about Indian women, most of the women are home maker and comparatively they get less chance to communicate with other people of society.

Self-esteem, Old age, Gender differences.

"Study of Self-esteem in Relation to Sex of Old Age People", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.267-270, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906O39.pdf

"Study of Self-esteem in Relation to Sex of Old Age People", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp267-270, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906O39.pdf