JOURNAL ARTICLE

PSYCHOLOGY TEST: SELF

ACCEPTANCE

EDU404.2

Submitted by,
Swathy Sankar
Natural science education
Semester IV
SGAA 15258765
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.n Name Mar Rank Percentage

o k
1 Anjitha V.R 10 Below Average 29.41%
2 Amrutha K.U 18 Average 52.94%
3 Devika K.M 12 Below Average 35.29%
4 Reshma P.Saju 21 Average 61.76%
5 Sethulakshmi K.D 11 Below Average 32.35%
6 Reshma K.Krishnan 19 Average 55.88%
7 Haseena Moidheen 17 Average 50%
8 Divya Vijayan 12 Below Average 35.29%
9 Indhu C 18 Average 52.94%
10 Ishmath Basheer 8 Below Average 23.52%
11 Swetha Satheesh 22 Average 64.70%
12 Muhasina P.A 13 Below Average 38.23%
13 Nethra Joseph 20 Average 58.82%
14 Meera Bhaskaran 14 Below Average 41.17%
15 Nivyamol Kurian 16 Below Average 47.05%
16 Sruthy Sreekumar 10 Below Average 29.41%
17 Sreelakshmi Chandran 27 Above Average 79.41%
18 Swathy Sankar 23 Average 67.64%
19 Thulasi M.J 24 Average 70.58%
20 Sreelakshmi Gireesh 13 Below Average 38.23%
 SUMMARY OF THE RESULT

AVERAGE BELOW ABOVE AVERAGE

AVERAGE
Amrutha K.U Anjitha V.R
Reshma P.Saju Devika K.M
Reshma K.Krishnan Sethulakshmi K.D
Haseena Moidheen Divya Vijayan
Indhu C Ishmath Basheer Sreelakshmi Chandran
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 Frequency( Cumulative Mid fixi di=x fidi Fidi2

f) frequency(cf value(xi i-
) ) A/C
0-5 0 0 2.5 0 -3 0 0
5-10 1 1 7.5 7.5 -2 -2 4
10-15 8 9 12.5 100 -1 -8 8
15-20 5 14 17.5 87.5 0 0 0
20-25 5 19 22.5 112.5 1 5 5
25-30 1 20 27.5 27.5 2 2 4
f=20 fixi fidi fidi2
=335 =-3 =21

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 alleviate 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.