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Personal Growth Initiative Among School Students


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1 Department of Psychology, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India
2 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
     

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The aim of the study was to study personal growth initiative among students studying in a public and private school of Ludhiana in Punjab. Personal growth initiative scale by Robitschek (1998) was administered individually to 100 adolescent with equal number of male and female students selected purposively from public and private school. Results were computed using standardized scoring key and spss software. Results indicate that personal growth initiative is higher in females as compared to males and higher in students studying in private school as compared to public school students.

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Personal Growth Initiative, Adolescent, Public School, Private School.
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Authors

Atipreet Kaur
Department of Psychology, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India
Agyajit Singh
Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India

Abstract


The aim of the study was to study personal growth initiative among students studying in a public and private school of Ludhiana in Punjab. Personal growth initiative scale by Robitschek (1998) was administered individually to 100 adolescent with equal number of male and female students selected purposively from public and private school. Results were computed using standardized scoring key and spss software. Results indicate that personal growth initiative is higher in females as compared to males and higher in students studying in private school as compared to public school students.

Keywords


Personal Growth Initiative, Adolescent, Public School, Private School.

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