Raj Pathania

Study Habits and Academic Performance among Late Adolescents

Abstract The present study is aimed to find any significant relations between study habits and academic achievements amongst college students. For this purpose, a sample of 113 adolescents between 17 to 22 years was selected from the College of Home Science, CSKHPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. They were administered with the Study Habit Inventory Marks obtained in previously passed out classes which were taken as an indicator of their academic achievement. Analyses of the results suggested significant relations between academic achievement and study habits. High achieving adolescents were found to perform better in comprehension, task orientation and recording. The factors affecting the study habits were age, family income and education which were significantly related. For the rest of the variables, no significant relations were observed among the groups under consideration.

Religious Beliefs among Tribal of Himachal Pradesh

Abstract The tribal adolescents in the age group of 15-20 years were selected for the study to know their religious beliefs. A total of 300 respondents were selected from Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh. The findings indicated that almost all the respondents still had faith in supernatural powers. Regarding participation of respondents in religious activities, half of the both male and female respondents observed religious activities daily in the form of prayer and the remaining performed it sometimes.

Gender Differentials in Reading Behaviour Among Children

Abstarct The present study was undertaken with the objective to examine the influence of printed media on children. The present study was conducted in Panchrukhi block of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. A total of 100 children (50 males and 50 females) in the age group of 6-18 years were randomly selected for the study. The findings indicated that more males as compared to females spent less than one hour in reading newspaper and magazine and preferred to study magazines related to general knowledge, and also were interested in studying books related to crime and detection while females were studying story and drama books. The significant association was observed between males and females on variables like time spent on reading newspaper, type of magazines and books preferred.

Enhancement in Life Skills of Adolescent Girls through Intervention

ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken with the objective to find out the impact of intervention on life skills of the adolescents. The data were collected from three randomly selected blocks (Baijnath, Bhawarna and Panchrukhi) of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. A total of 155 adolescent girls in the age group of 14-18 years were selected from these blocks. To collect the required data from the respondents, an interview schedule as well as scales on critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, interpersonal relationships, stress and anxiety management, effective communication, self-esteem, empathy and creative thinking were administered on the respondents. The data were collected before intervention and the intervention was provided in the form of module on life skills as well as lectures, flash cards, handouts and puppets. The data were analyzed statistically using mean and SD values. The results of the study revealed that after providing intervention there was increase in the mean scores on all the life skills except on decision-making, empathy, communication and stress management.

Assessment of Empathy Life Skill among Adolescents

Abstract The present study entitled was undertaken with the specific objectives viz. (i) to assess the empathy skills of adolescents and (ii) to compare these skills among male and female adolescents. The data were collected from two randomly selected blocks (Baijnath and Panchrukhi) of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. A total of 120 adolescents (60 male and 60 female) of age 15-18 years were selected from the three schools of each block. To collect the required data from the respondents, an interview schedule, covering measures of empathy was prepared. The data was analyzed statistically using frequency, percentages and t-test. The results revealed that maximum respondents possessed medium level of empathy. Significant differences were found in overall empathy skills of male and female respondents. Likewise, significant differences were found in mean values of perspective taking, empathic concern and personal distress between male and female respondents, whereas non-significant difference was found in fantasy measure of empathy.

Social Intelligence of Adolescents: A Study of Himachal Pradesh

Abstract This study was to find out the social intelligence of adolescents and the correlation between ecological variables and social intelligence of the respondents. A study was conducted in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh. Two blocks namely Panchrukhi and Bhawarna were randomly selected. Four schools were selected from each block. Survey was done on 200 adolescents falling in the age group of 13-19 years under each block. Social Intelligence was assessed by Social Intelligence Scale. The results of the study revealed that most of males and females respondents were with optimistic social intelligence dimensions such as patience, co-operativeness and confidence. Contrary to this, high percentage of males and females respondents showed negative response of social intelligence dimensions such as recognition of social environment, tactfulness and sense of humour. But, males and females respondents showed an affirmative relationship with memory. A significant correlation was found between social intelligence dimensions and ecological variables of respondents.

A study of Himachal Pradesh: Parenting Style and Social intelligence of adolescents

The present study was undertaken to assess the existing “A study of Himachal Pradesh: Parenting Style and Social intelligence of adolescents”. The data were collected from randomly selected two blocks of Kangra District. A total of 200 adolescents in the age group of 13-19 years were randomly selected as a sample in the study. Interview schedule was used for background information and two standardised scales were used to assess the Social Intelligence as suggested by Chadha and Genesan’s (1971). Parenting Styles was assessed by using Parenting Styles Scale (Bharadwaj et al. 1998). Results of present study revealed that Social Intelligence was found statistically significant with Sex of adolescents, Family type, Caste, Religion and Urban/ Rural and Parenting style was also found statistically significant with Sex of adolescents and Urban/Rural. Dimensions of Parenting Styles and Social Intelligence showed a significant regression with sex of the respondents. INTRODUCTION Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the activity of raising a child rather than the biological relationship. Parenting style plays a very vital role in the upbringing of children. It is the duty of the parents to properly rear their children and up bring them to be a very responsible person in the society. Parenting is a very serious social phenomenon as it determines the future of the children. Parenting Styles as used by the parents are different in types and there are Indulgent parents (also referred to as “permissive” or “nondirective”) “are more responsive than they are demanding. They are non-traditional and lenient, do not require mature behaviour, allow considerable self-regulation, and avoid confrontation”. Authoritarian parents are highly demanding and directive, but not responsive. “They are obedienceand status-oriented, and expect their orders to be obeyed without explanation”. Authoritative parents are both demanding and responsive. “They monitor and impart clear standards for their children’s conduct. They are assertive, but not intrusive and restrictive. Their disciplinary methods are supportive, rather than punitive. They want their children to be assertive as well as socially responsible, and self-regulated as well as cooperative”. Uninvolved parents are low in both responsiveness and demandingness. In extreme cases, this parenting style might encompass both rejecting–neglecting and neglectful parents, although most parents of this type fall within the normal range. According to Gardner’s (1983) theory of multiple intelligences, intelligence is not a unitary cognitive ability but that there are seven (and perhaps more) quite different kinds of intelligence. Two are explicitly personal and social in nature i.e. intrapersonal and interpersonal. Gardner defines interpersonal intelligence as the individual’s ability to notice and make distinctions among other individuals. Social intelligence is also explicitly represented in Steinberg’s (1984 and1985) triarchic view of intelligence. According to the triarchic theory, intelligence is composed of analytical, creative and practical abilities. “Social intelligence is the ability to understand and manage men and women, boys and girls, to act wisely in human relations; it is equivalent to interpersonal intelligence, it deals with knowledge of social situations and more properly called social cognition”. Relationship between social intelligence and parenting style is of a great important in affecting the behaviour of adolescents. Social Intelligence of adolescents wholly depends upon the parenting styles adopted by parents. The education of parents is one of the important factor which play an important role in constructing the social intelligence in adolescents, because the well educated parents can develop a social intelligence in their children better than uneducated parents, which further helps them in the buildup of their carriers. Social Intelligence of adolescents also depends upon the behaviour of parents, style of upbringing parents-child relationship, emotion of parents, time devotion for adolescent etc. Dealing with social situations depends upon the person’s ability. Socialization of the child starts when the child is born. It is the family which acts as first socializing agent. In the socialization the mother plays an important role in transition of egocentric child to the socialized one. She is the first informal teacher of the child who prepares the child to face the strange world with confidence. The child rearing practices used by parents contributed a lot in the social development of the child. Methods and Material The study was conducted in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh. Two blocks namely Panchrukhi and Bhawarna were randomly selected. Four schools from each block were selected randomly from the list of schools. A list of schools adolescents in this school belonging to age group of 13-19 years was procured. Samples of 200 adolescents from blocks were selected. Two Standardized Scales were used to collect data on children’s Social Intelligence (SIS), Chadha and Ganesan (1971) and Parenting Styles Scale (PSS), Bharadwaj et al. (1998). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Relationship between Parenting Styles and Social Intelligence with Ecological Variables The results of correlation showing relationship between ecological variables with Social Intelligence and Parenting style have been presented in Table 1 Social Intelligence of the respondents was significantly and postively correlated with sex of respondents. This shows that sex of respondent had a di-

Awareness among Adolescents Towards Maternal Empowerment

Abstract The present investigation was undertaken to assess the awareness of children of working and non-working mothers towards their mother’s educational, occupational and political status on a sample of 200 children (11-15 yrs) enrolled from randomly selected urban middle income families of Palampur town of District Kangra of H.P. Self-structured interview schedule was prepared, pre-tested and used to assess the awareness of children towards their mother’s empowerment. The results revealed that there was significant difference of awareness between children of working and non-working mothers towards their mother’s education. Chi-square value revealed significant difference between both children of working and non-working mothers towards their mother’s political interest. A significant difference was found among boys and girls of non-working mothers towards their occupational status.

Impact of Anganwadi Programme Regarding Health and Nutrition Education on ICDS Beneficiaries in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh

AbstractIntegrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) provide basic essential services viz. nutrition, health and edu cation for the proper development of the children in the age group upto six years and mothers in the age group of 15-45 years in their own collage/block. The study in Panchrukhi (ICDS) and Bhawarna (non ICDS) blocks revealed that all the 10 Anganwadi had poor physical setup as they were accommodated within the Panc hayat Ghars due to low rental charges approved by ICDS authorities. Low salary and poor education of Angan wadi workers affected their working. Health and nutrition components were not given much importance by ICDS authorities. ICDS respondent mothers had slightly better knowledge regarding immu nization vaccination, supplement ary feeding and pre-natal care while in other aspects of health and nutrition, the difference between the two was non-significant.