A Study on Relationship between Anti  Social Behaviour and Socio–Economic  Status of Higher Secondary Students

Paul Albert.A; Dr. T.Thilagavathy

Volume : II, Issue : XII, December - 2013

A Study on Relationship between Anti Social Behaviour and Socio–Economic Status of Higher Secondary Students

Paul Albert. A, Dr. T. Thilagavathy

Abstract :

In this study, an attempt has been made to study the relationship between different dimensions of anti social behaviour and socio-economic status of higher secondary students. The pro-social and antisocial behaviour scale was constructed and validated by the investigator has been used for this study to measure the anti social behaviour of higher secondary students. Socio-economic status scale was constructed and standardized by Beena shah has been used to measure the socio-economic status. The pro-social and antisocial behaviour scale includes four dimensions of anti social behaviour namely, troublesome, aggressive, misbehaviour and threatening behaviour. The tool has been administered to a random sample of 836 higher secondary students studying in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. The survey method has been followed for the present study. The result of the study reveals that there is significantly low correlation and negligible relationship between socio-economic status and different dimensions of anti social behaviour such as troublesome behaviour, mis behaviour, and total anti social behaviour. Also it reveals that there is no significant correlation between socio-economic status and different dimensions of anti social behaviour such as aggressive and threatening behaviour.