A study of risk taking behaviour among secondary and higher secondary school students

Abstract

Aim of the research is to find out the Risk Taking Behaviour among students of secondary and higher secondary schools. Investigator selected 240 subjects for this study, subtracting the subject with incomplete information. 120 from urban area and 120 Rural areas’ school students has selected, in every group 60 student from secondary and 60 from higher secondary school in which 30 male students and 30 female students has selected. Samples were taken from schools of Surat district, Urban – rural area. For Data collection “Personal Data Sheet” and “Risk Taking Behaviour Scale” developed by Subhas Sarkar (2017), 2 x 2 x 2 factorial Design was used and data were analysis by F test. Results show the followings: 1. Gender had significant Impact on RTB, male students have average level of RTB whereas female students have below average. 2. There was no significant impact on Risk taking behaviour between Urban area and Rural area, 3. Types of school had Impact on RTB Secondary school student have average level of RTB whereas higher secondary school student has below average level of Risk Taking behaviour. 4. Gender, Area, and Types of school had no significant Interactive effect on RTB.