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Egotism (Ahamkaar): A Comparative Study Among Administrative and Clerical Staff


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1 Department of Psychology, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
     

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The main purpose of this research was to compare the egotism of administrative and clerical staff. A study was made on randomly selected 200 employees (100 administrative and 100 clerical) from different organisations in Agra, who were administered egotism scale (constructed by the investigator herself). T-test was employed to compare the egotism of administrative staff and clerical staff. There is a no significant difference between egotism of administrative staff and that of clerical staff (t = 1.125, p > .05), showing that egotism is equally prevalent among employees of both the levels. The result revealed that egotism creates hindrances or barrier in getting life-satisfaction or happiness in life. The degree of dissatisfaction leads to a greater degree of unhappiness and leading to their lower well-being.

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Egotism, Administrative Employees and Clerical Employees.
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Authors

Shalini Sisodia
Department of Psychology, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ira Das
Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


The main purpose of this research was to compare the egotism of administrative and clerical staff. A study was made on randomly selected 200 employees (100 administrative and 100 clerical) from different organisations in Agra, who were administered egotism scale (constructed by the investigator herself). T-test was employed to compare the egotism of administrative staff and clerical staff. There is a no significant difference between egotism of administrative staff and that of clerical staff (t = 1.125, p > .05), showing that egotism is equally prevalent among employees of both the levels. The result revealed that egotism creates hindrances or barrier in getting life-satisfaction or happiness in life. The degree of dissatisfaction leads to a greater degree of unhappiness and leading to their lower well-being.

Keywords


Egotism, Administrative Employees and Clerical Employees.

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