A comparative study of hosteler and Non hosteler students on Self Concepts (contn)

2. DELIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The present study has been delimited with respect to variable of the study, sample, tools and techniques. The independent
variables of the study are home environment and hostel environment and dependent variable is adjustment. The sample of
the study includes 200 school students consisting of 100 hostelers and 100 non-hostelrs of the same schools from
Bathinda city. “Self-Concept Questionnaire” by Dr. R.K. Saraswat for assessing self-concept of subjects under
investigation. Operational definition of self-concept will comprise of the self-concept dimensions, viz, physical, social,
temperamental, educational, moral and intellectual as taken by Dr. R.K. Saraswat in Self-Concept Questionnaire(SCQ).
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
t-ratio between mean scores on self concept questionnaire of hostelers and non-hostelers subjects
Sr no. Group N M σ SEm SED t-ratio Level of sig.
1 Hostelers 100 175.5 9.47 .94
1.88
2.5 in favour of
non- hostelers
Sig. at 0.05
level of
confidence
2 Non-hostelers 100 180.2 16.30 1.63
The above table indicates t-ratio between mean scores of two groups is found to be 2.5 in favour of non-hosteler students.
In other words non-hostelers has better self-concept in comparison to hostelers. Consequently our hypothesis “There
exists no significant difference in the self-conceptof hostelers and non-hostelers” can‟t be accepted.