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Prachi Shukla ¹, Tejpreet K. Kang ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Loneliness is an unpleasant and distressing, subjective experience that results from deficient social relationships. Loneliness is a common emotion in adolescence and early adulthood. The present study is an attempt to study the difference in perceived loneliness of rural and urban male and female adolescents of Ludhiana district. The study was based on a sample of 300 adolescents equally distributed over gender (150 girls & 150 boys) and locale (150 rural & 150 urban). Loneliness was assessed by using Perceived Loneliness Scale developed by Jha(1971). Results clearly demonstrated that there exists a significant difference in perceived loneliness of male and female adolescents. Female adolescents perceived higher loneliness than male adolescents. Locale wise significant difference also existed. Results showed that rural adolescents experienced more loneliness as compared to urban adolescents.

Keywords

Loneliness, Adolescents, Gender, Locale.

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Prachi Shukla ¹, Tejpreet K. Kang ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Ludhiana district of Punjab state. Thepuxposeofthe study was to assess the self esteem level of rural and urban male and female adolescents. Three hundred adolescents of age group between 16- 18 years had been taken from four senior secondary schools of rural and urban areas of Ludhiana. The Self- Esteem Inventory (adult form) developed by Coopersmith was administered to assess the self- esteem of adolescents. Data were analyzed m terms of percentage, chi-square test, and t-test. The results revealed that there exists a significant difference m self esteem of male and female adolescents. Male adolescents had better self esteem as compared to female adolescents. Locale wise significant difference also existed. Result showed that urban adolescents had better self-esteem than rural adolescents.

Keywords

Self-Esteem, Adolescents, Gender, Locale.

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