International Journal of Education and Management Studies

Harprit Kaur ¹, Anu ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, IN

Abstract

Anger and alienation are two areas of major concern in the current changing times marked by people living lives without feeling connected with their significant others, and exhibiting marked lowered frustration tolerance in reacting in social and familial interactions. It is important to tap the young adults so that appropriate help can be provided at the age when they are individuating and forming a stable personality. In contemporary times health has become an area of major concern and the most basic aspect for the same is the BMI. The current paper explores anger in relation to alienation and BMI, also referring to the socio-demographic variables. The research was performed by using standardized psychological measures on a sample of 70 individuals and the results obtained were analyzed using correlation, t-test and ANOVA. Anger and alienation were found to be highly positively correlated but gender differences and mediating effect of BMI was absent. Results and their implications are discussed in detail in the present paper.

Keywords

Anger, Alienation, BMI, Young Adults

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Harprit Kaur ¹, Tilahun Gidey Gebremeskal ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab and Bahir Dar University, ET

Abstract

Though the study of school bullying has been around the corner for some decades now due to its harmful consequences, in Ethiopia issues surrounding school bullying are not well explored. The present study sought to explore if experiencing victimization is related to perpetration of bullying. Data were drawn from 404 randomly selected primary school students from Bahir Dar city and Debark town, Ethiopia. One item answered yes and no was utilized to tap data on victimization experience. Perpetration of bullying was measured using participant role scale taken from Salmivalli, Lagerspetz, Bjorkqvist, Osterman, & Kaukiainen, (1996). Independent sample t-test was used to analyse data. Results showed that there was statistically significant difference in bullying (t=2.860, p=.005) between participants who experienced victimization and those who were not victimized. We concluded that 1) a significant portion of adolescents have experienced victimization and 2) experiencing victimization makes a difference in proclivity to perpetrate bullying with victims involving more in perpetrating bullying. We suggest that efforts to reduce bullying should make sure adolescents are not exposed to victimization experiences as it makes a difference among others.

Keywords

Bullying, Adolescents, Victimization.

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