CHILDREN OF DIVORCE AND ITS EFFECT ON THEIR SELF-ESTEEM

The purpose was to investigate the temporal relationship of divorce wi th self-esteem of children and to assess differences in self-esteem, i f any, between children of divorced families and children of intact fa milies. The self-esteem of 60 children in Grade 9 and from divorced ho mes was measured using the Culture-free Self-esteem inventory. There w as no significant positive correlation between the passage of time and higher self-esteem among these children. Independent t tests were the n computed using the inventory scores of 60 students in Grade 9 from h omes with both parents and the 60 from homes of divorced parents. Sign ificant differences in self-esteem were found between the two groups.