A Comparative Study of Self-Perception Between Male and Female High Academic Achievers

Abstract

Self-perception is a person’s view of himself or herself or of any of the mental or physical attributes that constitute the self. Self-perception is made up of two concepts- Self-regard and Self-acceptance. The present study aimed to measure and compare the self-perception between male and female High academic achievers. It was hypothesized that there will be a significant difference between the levels of self-perception of male and female students who are academically high achievers and there will be low levels of self-perception in female’s students who are academically high achievers as compared to their male counterparts. The self-perception Measuring Scale by E. I. Sjostrom in 1962 was used to collect the data from the participants. Sample consisted of 50 male and 50 female students from different states. The obtained data was analysed through descriptive as well as inferential statistics (independent sample t-test). The findings revealed that male high-achiever students have a high level of self-perception than female High achiever students. However, the difference was not found to be statistically significant.