Family Relationships and Interest Pattern among School Students

The aim of the present study was to compare the family relationships and interest pattern of school students in high group and low group based on parental attitudes of acceptance, concentration and avoidance. A sample of 200 boys and girls students from 9th and 10th classes were randomly selected from secondary schools in Kurukshetra (Haryana). For statistical analysis, t-test was used to determine the significance of mean differences between the high and low groups of parental attitudes and interest pattern. Findings show significant differences between high and low groups of parental attitudes on scores of interest patterns, i.e., fine arts, literary sciences, medical, sports and technical fields. It indicates that high acceptance and low avoidance groups of the students showed more interest in the area of medical and science whereas low acceptance and high avoided group showed more interest in the area of fine arts and sports in comparison to their counterparts.