Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Anjana Bhattacharjee ¹, Rebeka Debbarma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura (West), IN

Abstract

The present study investigated the level of educational aspiration among school students. The research sample comprised of one hundred and twenty subjects (N = 120) who were categorized in two groups. One group comprised of 60 male students and the other group comprised of 60 female students. All of them were selected purposively from two Government schools of Agartala of which one was English medium school and the other was Bengali medium school. Data were collected by Level of Educational Aspiration Test (LEAT). Results showed significant difference among male and female students in regard to their level of educational aspiration. However the study did not find any significant impact of medium of learning on the level of educational aspiration of school students.

Keywords

Education, Aspiration, Gender, Medium of learning

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Anjana Bhattacharjee ¹, Rebeka Debbarma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura, IN

Abstract

The present study investigated the level of educational aspiration among school students. The research sample comprised of one hundred and twenty subjects (N = 120) who were categorized in two groups. One group comprised of 60 male students and the other group comprised of 60 female students. All of them were selected purposively from two Government schools of Agartala of which one was English medium school and the other was Bengali medium school. Data were collected by Level of Educational Aspiration Test (LEAT). Results showed significant difference among male and female students in regard to their level of educational aspiration. However the study did not find any significant impact of medium of learning on the level of educational aspiration of school students.

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Anjana Bhattacharjee ¹, Rebeka Debbarma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, IN

Abstract

The present paper examined the pattern of personality of the male and female convicts of the Central Prison of Tripura. Further the paper was intended to explore the pattern of personality among the convict and the non-convict population. The sample was consisted of 63 convicts (male and female) and all of them selected purposively from the central prison of Tripura. The non convicts (N= 50) were also selected purposively from Agartala and its suburban areas. Neo Five Factor Personality Inventory was used for data collection. Data analyses revealed significant difference between male and female convicts in the two dimensions of personality like neuroticism and agreeableness. However, they did not differ significantly in the dimension of extraversion, openness to experience and conscientiousness. Further, the result revealed significant difference between the convicts and non convicts in all the dimensions of personality.

Keywords

Personality, Convict, Prisoners.

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Anjana Bhattacharjee ¹, Rebeka Debbarma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura, IN

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the level of depression and parental bonding styles among school going adolescents of Tripura. Further the study also attempted to explore the relationship between level of depression and parental bonding styles among the adolescents. The Sample consisted of 1200 school going adolescent and they were selected randomly from different schools of Tripura. Out of 1200 study subjects, 702 were adolescent boys and 498 were adolescent girls. Again among the 1200 subjects, 693 adolescents were from urban areas and the rest 507 were from rural areas. In order to collect data from the subjects Beck Depression Inventory 11 (BDI-II) developed by Beck et al. (1996) and Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) developed by Parker et al. (1979) were administered. Findings showed insignificant difference between male and female adolescents with respect to their depression and parental care. In case of parental overprotection male and female adolescents differed significantly. Similarly no significant difference was found among urban and rural adolescents with respect to their parental overprotection. However urban and rural adolescents differed significantly in regard to their depression and parental care. Finally significant correlation was found between depression and parental bonding style.

Keywords

Depression, Parental Bonding Styles, Adolescent.

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