• NIngthoujam Debala Chanu

Objective: To explore whether there is any significant difference in Self-Esteem and Behavioral Problems among Orphans and Non-Orphans in Manipur, India. Method: 200 Children were selected through multistage random sampling method. Of which, 100 (50 Males & 50 Females) were children living in an Orphanage in Manipur age range falling between 11 years to 16 years and another matched group of 100 children (50 Males & 50 Females) currently staying with their biological parents at home. Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Questionnaire & Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ were administered to assess the Self-Esteem and Behavioral problems of the study samples respectively. Results: It indicated that there is significant independent effect of orphanage and gender on Self-Esteem ( p< .01). Results also highlighted that the Non-orphans have higher score in Self-esteem than the Orphans (M=21.19; 18.14; p<.01) and the boys are higher than girls (M=20.18; 18.14) on Self-esteem for the whole sample. The significant Interaction effect of ‘Orphanage and Gender’ was also found on Self-Esteem (p< .01). Significant independent effect of Orphanage was found on all the subscales of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire except on prosocial behaviour. Significant independent effect of Gender on subscales except for Internalizing behaviours was found in the current study. The interaction effect of ‘Orphanage and Gender’ was also found to be significant. Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed that there is significant difference between the level of Self-Esteem and behavioural problems among the Orphans and Non-Orphans with orphans having lower level of self-Esteem as compared with their counterparts with Orphan boys scoring higher than the Orphan girls. A significant difference among the two groups on behavioral problems also was found.

Index terms: Orphans, Self-Esteem, Behavioral Problems

"Self- Esteem and Behavioral Problems among Orphans in Manipur", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.111-115, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907K15.pdf

"Self- Esteem and Behavioral Problems among Orphans in Manipur", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp111-115, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907K15.pdf