The Influence of Self-Esteem on Aggressive Behaviour Among Early Adolescents in Selected Primary Schools in Arusha City
Keywords:
Self-esteem, Aggressive Behaviour, Early AdolescentAbstract
The study assessed the influence of self-esteem on aggressive behaviour among early adolescents in selected primary schools in Arusha City, Tanzania. Specifically, the study had two objectives: (a) Assessing the levels of self-esteem among early adolescents in selected public and private primary schools. (b) Examining the relationship between self-esteem and early adolescent aggressive behaviour in selected primary schools. The study utilized quantitative research approach, guided by correlation research design, using structured questionnaire. The social identity theory was used to guide the study. Data were analyzed using spearman correlation coefficient and Independent t-test was performed so as to compare the level of self-esteem between private and public primary school’s early adolescents. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences in level of self-esteem between early adolescents in private and primary school where (M=28.041, SD=4.36) for private and (M=24.25, SD=3.93) for public, the mean difference was statistically significant at (P= 0.001< 0. 05). Lastly, the results showed negative relationship between self-esteem and early adolescent’s aggressive behaviour (r =-.325) the p-value (.001). The study recommends the introduction and incorporates self-esteem as moral development programme in the school curriculum. Furthermore, teachers should be educated on importance of self-esteem in shaping pupils’ behaviour rather than basing much on punitive measure which have been proved unsuccessfully.
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