Socio-Economic Status as a Function of Altruism and Aggression of Adolescents

Mr. Jeevan R. Patil; Dr. R. K. Adsul

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| Published: June 25, 2018

Socio-Economic Status as a Function of Altruism and Aggression of Adolescents

Mr. Jeevan R. Patil

Research Student, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. R. K. Adsul

Head, Dept. of Psychology, Smt.M. G. Kanya Mahavidylaya, Sangli, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.207/20180602

DOI: 10.25215/0602.207

ABSTRACT

The present study attempted an empirical investigation to explore the effect of socio- economic status on altruism and aggression of adolescents. A total 60 respondents constituted the sample of the study. Among them 30 adolescents were male and 30 were female. The respondents came from different socio–economic status. Socioeconomic status Scale, Altruism and Aggression Scale was used for the present study. Data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The findings of the present study show that socio-economic status has not significant effect on altruism and aggression.

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Socio-economic Status, Altruism, Aggression

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How to cite this article: Patil J R & Adsul R K. (2018). Socio-Economic Status as a Function of Altruism and Aggression of Adolescents. International Journal of Indian Psychology 6 (5), DOI: 10.25215/0605.207, DIP: 18.01.207/20180605