15Jun 2017

ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS ALCOHOL AND DRUGS WITH RESPECT TO GENDER, RESIDENTIAL BACKGROUND AND TYPE OF FAMILY.

  • Research Scholar, Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda.
  • Assistant Professor, Research Scholar, Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda.
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The present study is aimed to study the Attitude of Senior Secondary School Students with respect to Gender, Residential background and Type of School. Required information was gathered by applying standardized Alcohol and Drug Attitude scale (2010) constructed by Dr. Sandeep Singh and Dr. Sunil Saini on 300 randomly selected Senior Secondary School Students of Government Schools of district Ferozepur of Punjab. The findings of the study are: 1) There exists significant difference in Attitude of Senior Secondary School Students towards Alcohol and Drugs with respect to their Gender. Male Senior Secondary School Students of District Ferozepur are more inclined towards Alcohol and Drugs as compared to females. 2) Significant difference exists in Attitude of Senior Secondary School Students towards Alcohol and Drugs with respect to their Residential Background. It was found that the Senior Secondary School Students of District Ferozepur residing in urban areas have more favourable Attitude towards Alcohol and Drugs as compared to rural area. 3) No significant difference was found in Attitude of Senior Secondary School Students of District Ferozepur towards Alcohol and Drugs with respect to Joint and Nuclear type of families. The investigators concluded that gender differences and residential differences are playing a vital role in determining attitude of adolescents towards alcohol and drugs. A significantly favourable alcohol and drugs attitude of senior secondary school students requires a special attention of society, parents and administration.

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[Mehtab Singh and Ram Niwas. (2017); ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS ALCOHOL AND DRUGS WITH RESPECT TO GENDER, RESIDENTIAL BACKGROUND AND TYPE OF FAMILY. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 529-535] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Mehtab Singh
Research Scholar, Education Department, Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4444      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4444

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