A Study on the Psychological Impact on Higher Self-Confidence of Adolescents

The present study was undertaken to investigate the Self-Confidence and academic achievement of urban and rural adolescents, and to examine the gender differences in Self-Confidence and academic achievement. Self-Confidence was measured by Self-Confidence questionnaire and academic achievement was measured by academic school records. The findings indicated that there were no significant differences with regard to Self-Confidence of rural and urban adolescents. There were significant differences with regard to academic achievement of rural and urban adolescents. Urban adolescents scored higher in academic achievement as compared to rural adolescents. Boys would score significant higher on Self-Confidence as compared to girls. Significant gender differences were found in academic achievement. Girls were significantly higher on academic achievement as compared to boys.