Personality factors and self concept in runaway

Scientific Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Psychology - Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, Prevention, , course: MS (Clinical Psychology), language: English, abstract: The current research focused on exploring the relationship between personality factors and self-concept among runaway individuals. Another main objective of the study was to find out the level of Personality Factors and Self-Concept in this population. Total participants (N=50) individuals (n=25) men and (n=25) women were selected from shelter homes of different cities of Punjab, Pakistan. Adjective Check List Urdu (Fay, Sechrest, & Zaaidi, 1972) and Urdu Adjective Check List (Ansari, Farooqi, Khan, & Yasmin, 1982) were used to measure the variables of Personality Factors and Self-Concept respectively. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test were used for statistical analysis. Results indicated weak correlation between Personality Factors and Self-Concept among runaway individuals. This study in addition concluded an insignificant difference on Self-Concept and personality factors among men and women in runaway population. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future researches are also discussed.