STUDY OF AUTONOMY AND SELF- RELIANCE IN RELATION TO DECISION MAKING AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS

This study is an attempt to find out the relationship of autonomy and self reliance with the two prominent dimensions ( decision making and capacity building) of empowerment of adolescent girls studying in government and non-government senior secondary schools. A sample of 150 girls studying at senior secondary schools aged 16 to 18 years were selected randomly from rural and urban areas of Rohtak dist., Haryana state. ‘Adolescent girls empowerment scale’ developed by Dr. Devendra Singh Sisodia and Dr. AlpanaSingh was used as measuring instruments. The data was analysed by using t-ratio. The findings of the study were that the autonomy and self-reliance is positively correlated with decision making and capacity building.