Self Confidence Among the School Teachers

Abstract

The present study aimed to know the self confidence among the school teachers. It also aimed to check self-confidence with reference to type of sector and gender. The Self Confidence Inventory (SCI) prepared by Dr. Rekha Gupta (2013) was used. The sample constituted total 120 school teachers out of which 60 were from government sector (30 male and 30 female) and 60 from private sector (30 male and 30 female). The data was collected from Ahmedabad City. The data was scored, analyzed as per the manual. ‘F’ test was being calculated. The result showed that (1) There is no significant difference in the mean score of self confidence among the government and private school teachers, (2) The male school teachers group is having more self-confidence than female school teachers group and (3) The male government school teachers group is having more self-confidence than male private school teachers group with other groups.