Personality Profile, Expression of Aggression and Frustration Reaction of Junior Reality T. V. Show Performers in Indian Context

Reality television show has become a dominating social phenomenon. It transforms regular people into celebrities. Particularly, reality shows of child performers, focusing on singing are enjoying a wide spectatorship. Many participants face immense pressure during the time of filming affecting their psychological well being. The aim of the present study is to explore I) the temperament and character profile; and II) direction of aggression and reaction to frustrating situations of two groups, namely, junior reality television show performer group and control group children. To reach the objectives, both male and female children between 7 to 13 years of age have been chosen and matched on relevant variables. The tools used for this purpose were Rosenzweig picture frustration study (RPFS) and junior temperament and character inventory (JTCI). Data were evaluated using independent sample t- test and Pearson correlation of coefficient. Results indicate that the, junior reality television show performer group has higher novelty seeking, higher intropunitiveness and lower ego defence than control group children. High novelty seeking of the RSG performers may direct them to take part in the reality television shows and low ego defence helps them to learn and accept the daily struggle which they are likely to face before every performance on reality show. Correlation between the scores on RPFS and JTCI reveals that the reality show performers' obstacle dominance (RPFS) is positively correlated to their reward dependence score and persistence (JTCI) score.