A Study of Aggression of School Going Adolescents

Abstract

Aggression is referring to behaviour that is intended to harm or pain. The aggression can be either physical or verbal; Aggression is a complex phenomenon in age of adolescents. The aim of this study is to investigation the aggression of adolescents. The subject were comprise 60 school going adolescents, 20 were vedic, 20 were public and 20 were private schools, these were further sub divided according to gender wise 10 were boys, and 10 were girls, with age range of 12 to 18 years. Purposive sampling technique was used in selection of subject for data collection. The selected variables for this study were: types of schools (Vedic, private & public schools) and gender of adolescents. Tool used The Aggression Scale Constructed & Standardized by Km. Roma Pal & Dr. Tasneem Navi (1983). Data were collected from Gurukul Kangri Vidhyalaya Haridwar, Kanya Gurukul Dehradun for Vedic Schools, & Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya Roshnabad for Public School, & D.A.V.  Schools Haridwar, Devendra Swaroop Brahmchari International Schools Shyampur Rishikesh for Private Schools of Uttarakhand State. Statistical Treatment used Mean, SD, t-test, and ANOVA for assessing the results. Result revealed that the gender difference has been found in the aggression of adolescents, but not in types of school. The significant difference in aggression can be seen when the gender and types of schools interacted with each other. Private school going adolescents are more aggressive in comparison to Vedic and public-school going adolescents. Interaction effect also found to be significant in the gender of adolescent and among the gender and types of schools on aggression of adolescents. Adolescent is a future of nation so parents and teachers should prevent with friendly behaviour of his / her adolescents (boys and girls) from harmful aggressive activities, which can be creates restriction in their physical and mental developments. They can reduces & convert their aggressive energy in to daily activities and hobbies.