A Study on the Relationship between Academic Delay of Gratification and Dispositional Optimism in Higher Secondary School Students

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to examine the relationship between academic delay of gratification and dispositional orientation variables. Sample for the study includes 60urban students (30 boys and 30 girls) of class XI of a junior college in S.R. Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The data for measuring delay of gratification is collected using Academic Delay of Gratification Scale (ADOGS) for college students prepared by HeferBembenutty (1997). Dispositional optimism of the students is measured by collecting data using theRevised Life Orientation Test Scale (LOT-R) for college students prepared by Scheier, Carver and Bridges (1994). For data analysis, Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation coefficient and Point-biserial correlation coefficients are calculated using SPSS ver.20. The significance of the test is calculated for the level of significance ? at 0.01. The findings of the study reveal positive andmoderatelystrong relationship between academic delay of gratificationand dispositional optimism. Boys are found to possess significantly less academic delay of gratification when compared to girls.No role of gender is found on the variable dispositional optimism.