Abstract:
Filipinos place a huge value on education, as it is believed to be the hope for the
future, for progress and for development. It is undeniable that education is indispensable
in the bringing change or transformation in the lives of individuals. It is known to be a
major contributing factor of growing and developing which leads the individual to full
maturity or self-actualization. A vital component of self-actualization is a positive selfconcept
and high self-esteem. The objective of the study is to assess the self-esteem and
self-concept of the out-of-school youth males and females aged 18 to 24 years old from
Manila, specifically the Sampaloc area. It was hypothesized that self-concept and selfesteem
of out-of-school youth is positively correlated. The population for the study
consisted of 124 members of different barangays in the Sampaloc area, 71 males and 53
females. To measure the self-esteem, an adaptation in the Filipino language of Texas
Social Behavior Inventory (TSBI) Form A (16 items). Similarly to assess self-concept,
Filipino adaptation of Personal Self-Concept (PSC) was Questionnaire was used. Of the
124 survey respondents, only 8% were reported to have high self-esteem and 42.2% were
classified to have low self-esteem. The results revealed a weak, positive correlation
between self-concept and self-esteem. The findings of this research may provide local
government units, government institutions and private organizations who caters to OSYs
an insight on how to tailor their programs for the OSYs which includes not only getting
them back in school and employment, but also proper counselling for personal growth.
