Comparative analysis of aggression level of rural and urban youth
Aggression level of rural and urban youth
Keywords:
Aggression, Mathura, Rural, Teacher trainees, Urban, YouthAbstract
The present attempt was carried out to make a comparative analysis of the aggression level of rural youth from various social categories. A descriptive survey was adopted for collecting data using a standardized test namely the Aggression Scale from a sample of 600 teacher trainees, selected randomly, from the colleges/ institutes of Mathura District. 240 trainees were selected using Target sampling. Thus, a double sampling i.e., sampling from the sample was followed. The scores were calculated using the standard method discussed in the manual test. Appropriate statistical techniques were used to draw a valid conclusion. Marital status, annual income, place, family structure, and qualification of the youth were not found capable to affect aggression but the living habits, family occupation, caste, age, and gender of youth have a significant influence on their aggression.
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