Optimism, Home environment and depression of urban and rural school children

The present study was taken with objective to study the difference between optimism, home environment and depression of rural and urban children. 120 tenth standard students, 60 from rural (30 male and 30 female) and 60 from urban (30 male and 30 female) were selected for the study. Optimism Children attribution style questionnaire (CASQ) by Seligman, Kaslow, Ally, Peterson, Tannenbaum and Abrahson (1984), Home environment scale by Sarla Jawa (1997), Depression CES-DC scale developed by Weissman, Orvaschell and Pandian (1980) were administered on students. 't' test was used to analyze the data. Significant difference found between the overall rural and urban students on home environment and depression, but not in optimism. As far as rural male and female children are concerned significant difference found in personal freedom and negligence, dimensions of home environment and in depression. Difference found in more dimensions of home environment, and depression of urban male and female children. Further discussion was made.