Page No.227-231
Bhupinder Singh and Rakhi Udainiya
Barkatullah University, Bhopal
The present study investigated the effects of type of family and gender on self–
efficacy and well-being of adolescents. Family is the source of support of any
individual and one of the motivating factors for human being to grow and achieve
One hundred adolescents (50 boys and 50 girls) from joint and nuclear families
were administrated the measures of self-efficacy and well-being. Data were
analyzed by ANOVA. Results revealed a significant effect of type of family and
gender on self-efficacy. The interaction between type of family and gender was
also found to be significant; however neither family type nor gender had significant
effect on the measure of well-being