A comparative study to assess self-esteem and coping strategy among adolescence of alcoholic and non-alcoholic parents in selected schools of Mangaluru

The study compared self-esteem and coping strategies among adolescents from alcoholic and non-alcoholic parents in Mangaluru schools using a comparative survey design. 320 adolescents were screened using the Children of Alcoholic Screening Test (CAST), Demographic Preforma, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and coping checklist. The study result was shown that The study analyzed 320 adolescents from alcoholic and non-alcoholic parents. The majority of adolescents had low self-esteem (48%), with 43% having normal self-esteem (43%), and 9% having high self-esteem (9%). The majority of adolescents had maladaptive coping (68%), with 32% having adoptive coping (32%). The self-esteem and coping strategies of adolescents of alcoholic parents were weakly negative (r = -0.0459) and weakly positive (r = 0.0496), respectively. The study found significant associations between self-esteem scores of adolescents of alcoholic parents and demographic variables such as religion, father's occupation, family income per month, alcohol use patterns, and drinking habit duration. However, no association was found between self-esteem scores of adolescents of non-alcoholic parents and demographic variables like gender. The study also found significant associations between coping scores of adolescents of alcoholic parents and demographic variables like religion, occupation of mother, family income per month, alcohol use patterns, and drinking habit duration. The null hypothesis was accepted and the research hypothesis rejected the study found significant associations between coping scores of adolescents of alcoholic and non-alcoholic parents, as well as between demographic variables such as religion, mother's occupation, and family income. The study was concluded that the present study would help to understand the Level of self-esteem, coping strategy of alcoholic and nonalcoholic parents. Findings of the study showed there is difference in self-esteem and coping strategy among adolescence of alcoholic and nonalcoholic parents in selected schools of Mangaluru.