Self-Esteem and Self-Motivational Needs of Disabled and Non-Disabled: A Comparative Analysis

The study was designed to compare the self-esteem and self motivational needs of disabled and non-disabled. One hundred and eightysix disabled and non-disabled selected from the South-Western States of Nigeria participated in the study. Two instruments namely Index of Self Esteem (ISE) and Manifest Need Questionnaire (MNQ) were used to generate data for the study while collected data was analyzed with t-test for independent groups and regressions analysis. Testing four hypotheses, result showed that sex status, disability and ability does not significantly affect self-esteem and self-motivational needs of people. The results of the study were discussed and recommendations were made.