Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Vandana Kumari ¹, Tejpreet K. Kang ², Princy ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Home Science, Govt. Girls PG College, Ghazipur, UP, IN
2 Department of Human Development Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN

Abstract

The present study entitled "aggression among adolescents across different socio-economic developmental strata-A comparative study" was undertaken in the Ludhiana district of Punjab state. The study was designed to compare the aggression among adolescent boys and girls across different socio-economic and developmental strata. The sample comprised of 400 adolescents (200 boys and 200 girls) in the age group of 13-17 years equally distributed over two socio-economic developmental strata, i.e. low and middle. Socio-economic status scale by Bharadwaj and Buss-Durkee aggression scale by Sultama were used to collect the data. Results revealed that adolescent boys were more assaultive, negative and verbally aggressive than adolescent girls, while girls were more suspicious than boys. A significant mean difference was found among low and middle socio-economic developmental adolescents. Low socio-economic developmental adolescents were more assaultive and suspicious than their middle socio-economic development counterparts while middle socio-economic developmental adolescents supersedes low socioeconomic development adolescents in expression of indirect aggression.

Keywords

Adolescent, Aggression, Assault, Indirect Aggression and Irritability.

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Savita Rathour ¹, Tejpreet K. Kang ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN

Abstract

Values refer to wider notion of collective identity:religious values, attitudes towards materialism,moral beliefs and a sense of collectie awareness and are a broader and more encompassing concept. Values are ideas, opinions and attitudes about the core content of human civilization and socialization. Under the influence of globalization, openness, information coming from the media and contact with other cultures, traditional values are changing. The globalization processes also affect local communities with their traditional values. These changes are creating confusion and disbelief especially in the minds of the younger generation. The current state of globalization, modernization, political and cultural diversity is causing imbalance in the proportion of the common concept of values. This study presents the sociological analysis of the changing value system and its effects on society, especially on the youth. The main objectives were to explore the major value changes and its implications on the society due to rapid development of globalization along with other change agents. Changes were reflected in the existing value system through the process of globalization, modernization and media communication. Besides this young people are particularly vulnerable to this change due to many reasons such as freedom of choice, growing materialism,blind imitation to western culture and changing family structure.

Keywords

Adolescents, Value System, Modernization, Globalization.

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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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Anmol Toor ¹, Tejpreet K. Kang ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Seienee Punjab Agrieultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The investigation entitled “Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Occupational Stress across Gender and Designation” aimed to assess the relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Occupational Stress of university teachers in relation to their gender and designation. The study was based on a sample of240 respondents randomly selected from the faculty of Punj ab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, selecting 60 respondents each from four selected categories- Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, Professors and Head of the Departments. The respondents were equally divided across both the genders. For collecting the demographic information of the respondents, a General Information Sheet was prepared. Emotional Intelligence Scale by Hyde and Pethe was used to assess the emotional intelligence of the respondents. For the appraisal of occupational stress. The Occupational Stress Index by Srivastava and Singh was used. Results revealed that majority of the associate professors had low level of emotional intelligence, while head of the departments had high level of emotional intelligence. The occupational stress level was found to be highest in associate professors and lowest in head of the departments. A significant association was found between the level of emotional intelligence and the designation of the respondents. Positive correlation was observed between designation and emotional intelligence of the respondents indicating that emotional intelligence increases with the designation of the respondent.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Occupational Stress, Teachers.

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