A study of superstition among anxiety reactive adolescents and normal adolescents

Dr. Rekha Paliwal; Ankita Joshi

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| Published: December 30, 2019

A study of superstition among anxiety reactive adolescents and normal adolescents

Dr. Rekha Paliwal

Head, Dept. of Psychology, Guru Nanak Girls College, Udaipur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Ankita Joshi

Research Scholar Dept. of Psychology, MLSU, Udaipur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.120/20190704

DOI: 10.25215/0704.120

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted with the objective to assess the difference in level of superstition found in between anxiety reactive adolescents and normal adolescents. The sample consisted of 40 adolescent (16-19 years) taken randomly from different school and college of Udaipur, Rajashan, India. Superstition Scale (SS) developed by L.N.Dubey and B.M.dixit and Sinha’s Comprehensive Anxiety Test (SCAT) developed by A.K.P.Sinha and L.N.K.Sinha were used to collect the data. The result showed significant difference of superstition between anxiety reactive adolescent normal behaviour adolescent.

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Superstition, Anxiety reactive Adolescent, Normal behaviour Adolescent.

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How to cite this article: R Paliwal & A Joshi (2019). A study of superstition among anxiety reactive adolescents and normal adolescents. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 7(4), 1021-1024. DIP:18.01.120/20190704, DOI:10.25215/0704.120