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Impact of Socio-Economic Status on the Behaviour of Rural and Urban Adolescents


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The present study “Impact of Socio-economic status on the Behaviour of Rural and Urban Adolescents” was undertaken with the specific objectives, viz. (i) to find out the relationship of adolescents' aggression with family environment (ii) to find out the factors affecting adolescents behavior. The data was collected from Kangra District ofHimachal Pradesh. A total sample of 250 adolescents' in the age group ofl3-15 years was randomly selected. Standardized scale of Family Environment Scale by Bhatia and Chadha (1993)was used to measure the family environment of the adolescents. The collected data were tabulated, processed and analyzed by employing statistical technique i.e. frequencies and correlation. The results of study indicated that adolescents residing in urban area had more aggression. Regression analysis of the aggression of adolescent's showed that residential area, family income, number of siblings, maternal occupation, gender and paternal education were the predictors of aggression.

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Family Environment, Adolescents, Aggressiveness, Cohesion, Conflict.
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Deepika Sharma
Department of Human development & Family Studies, I.C College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, India
Sheela Sangwan
Department of Human development & Family Studies, I.C College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, India

Abstract


The present study “Impact of Socio-economic status on the Behaviour of Rural and Urban Adolescents” was undertaken with the specific objectives, viz. (i) to find out the relationship of adolescents' aggression with family environment (ii) to find out the factors affecting adolescents behavior. The data was collected from Kangra District ofHimachal Pradesh. A total sample of 250 adolescents' in the age group ofl3-15 years was randomly selected. Standardized scale of Family Environment Scale by Bhatia and Chadha (1993)was used to measure the family environment of the adolescents. The collected data were tabulated, processed and analyzed by employing statistical technique i.e. frequencies and correlation. The results of study indicated that adolescents residing in urban area had more aggression. Regression analysis of the aggression of adolescent's showed that residential area, family income, number of siblings, maternal occupation, gender and paternal education were the predictors of aggression.

Keywords


Family Environment, Adolescents, Aggressiveness, Cohesion, Conflict.

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