Page No.245-266
Majda Tarannum and Naima Khatoon
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P
The present paper attempts to study certain demographic variables as determinants
of self-esteem and emotional stability of visually challenged students. The sample
constitutes 100 visually challenged students of Ahmadi School for Blinds, Aligarh
Muslim University, Aligarh, out of which 63 are boys and 37 girls belonging to the
age range of 5-18 years. The tools self-esteem inventory and emotional stability
test for children were used for the study. The data collected were analyzed
statistically by using stepwise regression analysis. Out of the demographic variables
of gender, age, class, family system and area of living, only gender emerged as
the significant predictor of emotional stability of visually challenged students and
none of the demographic variables emerged as predictors of self-esteem of these
students.