Vol. 9, Issue 7, Part D (2023)

Self-concept, or one's perspective of oneself, is a factor in how one's personality develops. Over the course of two months, the current study was done on teenagers at Ravenshaw University's psychology department in Cuttack, Odisha, India. The study was undertaken to find out whether there was any correlation between self-concept and academic achievement among the students. It was based on a sample of 40 students with a mean age of 18 years and all the students were from +3 1st year class. Data was collected using the self-concept scale of Baron. It was used to get the self-concept score and +2 final year marks were taken as the index of academic achievement. There were no significant correlations among the variables. Thus, it was concluded that high levels of self-concept did not lead to high academic achievement. However, intelligent students have a moderate self-concept. So, intelligent students might not necessarily be good in academics. Statistical analysis revealed that each of the dimensions of self-concept contributed to the total score of self-concept and proved Baron’s self-concept scale as valid. In the case of girls, the correlations among the variables were lower compared to boys. Girls also had lower self-concepts than boys. Such a gender difference could be attributed to the cultural and social factors which influence the mindset of girls. Girls were perceived as inferior on social and cultural dimensions compared to boys.