JOURNAL ARTICLE

PSYCHOLOGY TEST: SELF

ACCEPTANCE

EDU404.2

Submitted by,

Meera Bhaskaran

Natural science education

Semester IV

SGAA 15258754
 S.N College of Education, Muvattupuzha

INTRODUCTION
A questionnaire is a research instrument
consisting of a series of questions and other prompts
for the purpose of gathering information from
respondents .Although they are often designed for
statistical analysis of the responses ,this is not always
the case .The questionnaire was invented by the
statistical society of London in 1838.Questionnaire
have advantages over some other types of surveys in
that they are heap, do not require as much effort from
the questionnaire as verbal or telephone surveys, and
often have standardised answers that make it simple
to complex data .However, such standardised answers
may frustrate users.

Questionnaires are also sharply limited by the

fact that respondents must be able to read the
questions and respond to them. Thus for some
demographic groups conducting a survey by
questionnaires may not be concrete. As a type of
survey questionnaires also have many of the some
problems relating to questions construction and
wording that exists in other types of opinion polls. Self
acceptance is acceptance of self in spite of self
deficiencies. According to Shepard (1979), self
acceptance is an individuals satisfaction or happiness
with oneself, and is thought to the necessary for good
mental health. Self acceptance involves self
understanding, a realistic arbeit subjective awareness
of ones strengths and weaknesses.

OBJECTIVES

To recognize the self understanding.

To the awareness of ones own strength and
weaknesses.
Recognize individuals feeling about oneself.
To convey the message of unique worth.
 HYPOTHESIS

I hypothesised that among the variables 50% of

student teachers show average self acceptance.
 COLLECTION OF DATA

Data can be collected from 20 students in the

college campus. Survey method is used for sampling.
Sampling of individual units from a population and the
associated survey data collection techniques, such as
questionnaire construction improving the number and
accuracy of responses to surveys. The questionnaire
contain 34 statements, both positive and negative
statements are incorporated, mark either in true or
false column, with their appropriate answer.

The answering of the variables is evaluated with

the exact rating scores, and calculates their overall
score, and interprets their category according with
their range of scores.

Below 17: Below Average

17-25 : Average
 25-34 : Above Average

Participants mark their answers by using the

symbol
in the appropriate columns.

METHODOLOGY

The present study was conducted in 20 student

teachers. Survey method is used for the data
collection.34 questions containing both positive and
negative statements are introduced in to the student
teachers. The mark in the box given under the head
true or false.

After completion of this data collection, the data

can be analysed and categorized in to three types,
named as average, Below average and above
average.

Below 17: Below Average

17-25 : Average
25-34 : Above Average
 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

The data for the given report can be collected

from the 20 student teachers in S.N College of
Education, Muvattupuzha.

For survey method questionnaires are used both

positive and negative statements are incorporated in
to the form, either mark the true or false column seen
on the right side of the form.

After filling the data are analysed with exact

rating scale, according with their difference in row
score, they can categorize in to three. Average, below
average and above average.
 In this survey total strength of variables is
20.Nine student teachers show average self
acceptance, ten shows below average and only one
student teacher have above average self acceptance.

Ie, 9/20*100=45% (Average)

10/20*100=50% (Below Average)

1/20*100=5% (Above Average)

50% of the students have Below Average self

acceptance .45% are Average and 5% show Above
Average self acceptance.

DATA ANALYSIS

Sl. Name Mar Rank Percent

no k age
1 Anjitha V.R 10 Below 29.41%
Average
2 Amrutha K.U 18 Average 52.94%
3 Devika K.M 12 Below 35.29%
Average
4 Reshma P.Saju 21 Average 61.76%
5 Sethulakshmi K.D 11 Below 32.35%
Average
6 Reshma 19 Average 55.88%
 K.Krishnan
7 Haseena 17 Average 50%
Moidheen
8 Divya Vijayan 12 Below 35.29%
Average
9 Indhu C 18 Average 52.94%
10 Ishmath Basheer 8 Below 23.52%
Average
11 Swetha Satheesh 22 Average 64.70%
12 Muhasina P.A 13 Below 38.23%
Average
13 Nethra Joseph 20 Average 58.82%
14 Meera Bhaskaran 14 Below 41.17%
Average
15 Nivyamol Kurian 16 Below 47.05%
Average
16 Sruthy Sreekumar 10 Below 29.41%
Average
17 Sreelakshmi 27 Above 79.41%
Chandran Average
18 Swathy Sankar 23 Average 67.64%
19 Thulasi M.J 24 Average 70.58%
20 Sreelakshmi 13 Below 38.23%
Gireesh Average

SUMMARY OF THE RESULT

AVERAGE BELOW ABOVE

 AVERAGE AVERAGE
Amrutha K.U Anjitha V.R
Reshma P.Saju Devika K.M
Reshma Sethulakshmi
K.Krishnan K.D
Haseena Divya Vijayan Sreelakshmi
Moidheen Chandran
Indhu C Ishmath Basheer
Swetha Satheesh Muhasina P.A
Nethra Joseph Meera
Bhaskaran
Swathy Sankar Sreelakshmi
Gireesh
Thulasi M.J Nivyamol Kurian
Sruthy
Sreekumar

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

SCORES / ROW DATA

10 18 12 21 11
19 17 12 18 8
22 13 20 14 16
10 27 23 24 13

FREQUENCY TABLE

CLASS TALLY MAREK FREQUENCY

 0-5 0 0
5-10 I 1
10-15 IIIIIIII 8
15-20 IIIII 5
20-25 IIIII 5
25-30 I 1

MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

Class Frequenc Cumulativ Mid fixi di= fidi Fidi2

y(f) e value( xi-
frequency xi) A/C
(cf)
0-5 0 0 2.5 0 -3 0 0
5-10 1 1 7.5 7.5 -2 -2 4
10- 8 9 12.5 100 -1 -8 8
15
15- 5 14 17.5 87.5 0 0 0
20
20- 5 19 22.5 112. 1 5 5
25 5
25- 1 20 27.5 27.5 2 2 4
30
f=20 fixi fid fidi2
=33 i=- =21
5 3

MEAN
MEAN = fx/N
 =335/20
=16.75
MEDIAN
MEDIAN =L+ (N/2-F)/fm*i
=15+ (20/2-9)/5*5
=15+1
=16
MODE
MODE =3median 2mean
=3*16 2*16.75
=48-33.5
=15
MEASURES OF DISPERSION
STANDARD DEVIATION (S.D)
S D=i fidi2 _
fidi 2
N N

= 5* 21/20- -3/20 2

=5* 1.05-0.0225
 =5* 1.027

= 5*1.013
S.D| = 5.06

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF DATA

Class Frequency(f)

0-5 0
05-10 1
10-15 8
15-20 5
20-25 5
25-30 1

Bar diagram
9
8
7
6
5
4
FREQUENCY
3
Frequency(f)
2
1
0

CLASS

Line graph
 9
8
7
6
5
FREQUENCY 4
3 Frequency(f)
2
1
0
0-5 5-10 10-1515-2020-2525-30

CLASS

Pie diagram
 Frequency(f)

0-5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30

CONCLUSION

Self acceptance is accepting your behaviour and

weakness, and doing nothing to improve, is not the
right kind of self acceptance,it does not contribute to
real progress and improvement. Here 50% of the
sample students are under the category below
average. Becoming aware and acknowledging the
behaviour, habits and your personality, and not being
afraid to look at yourself acceptance.

When you accept yourself as you are put youre

in a better position to begin improving yourself.
Improvement requires that you understand and
acknowledge your character and habits, stop
comparing yourself and your achievement to other
and acknowledging your skills or lack of them. In this
survey above average students are least in number
than average and below average pupils.

Remember ,acknowledging your good and bad

habits and traits of characters can allaiate feelings of
dissatisfaction ,anger, unhappiness, but it is not an
excuse for staying as you are ,if is only the first step
on the way to improvement and empowerment.

SUGGESTIONS

Set an intention.
Celebrate your strengths.
Consider the people around you.
 Create a support system.
Forgive yourself.
Grieve the loss of unrealized dreams.
Perform charitable acts.
Realize that acceptance is not resignation.
Speak to your highest self.
Be kind of yourself.
Fake it till you make it.
Practice relaxed awareness.
Separate from your emotions.
Learn from all parts.
Take to someone.