Self-esteem, academic achievement and vocational aspirations as a predictor of problem-solving competence among senior secondary schools’ students

Abstract

In the present study an attempt has been made to study the contributory role of self-esteem, academic achievement and vocational aspirations in prediction of problem-solving competence among senior secondary schools' students. A Sample of 1000 adolescents studying in senior secondary schools was selected through multistage sampling. Problem solving competence dimension of Adapted version of Career Maturity Inventory by Gupta (1989) was used to study Problem solving competence of senior secondary schools' students. Self-Esteem Inventory by Prasad and Thakur (1977) was used for measuring the self-esteem of senior secondary school students. Marks obtained by students in tenth grade examinations conducted by H.P Board of School Education Dharamshala were considered as their academic achievement. To measure the vocational aspirations of senior secondary schools' students the vocational aspirations scale was construct by researcher herself. Multiple Regression analysis was applied to find the contribution of self-esteem, academic achievement and vocational aspirations in prediction of problem-solving competence among senior secondary school students. The findings of the study revealed that self-esteem academic achievement and vocational aspirations significantly predicts the problem-solving competence among senior secondary school students.