Abstract
The major purpose of this study is to find out anxiety, adjustment, emotional intelligence, study habits and attitude difference between adolescent boys and girls (14-16years). For this purpose data was collected from 60 high school students; 30 boys and 30 girls. The tools used were State and Trait Anxiety Test (STAT), Academic Anxiety Scale, Global Adjustment Scale, Emotional Intelligence Scale, and Test of Study Habits and Attitudes (TSHA). The results indicate that there is no significant mean difference in general anxiety and academic anxiety between boys and girls. However there are significant gender difference in certain dimensions of Emotional Intelligence like empathy, self-motivation, self-development, Study Habits, attitude, and certain dimensions of adjustment.
Highlights
The major purpose of this study is to find out anxiety, adjustment, emotional intelligence, study habits and attitude difference between adolescent boys and girls (14-16years)
Materials The study tools used for attaining the objectives are: 1. State and Trait Anxiety Test (STAT) by Sanjay Vohra is based upon MAP series that measures 20 personality dimensions
The dimensions that are assessed by the test are: (1) emotional adjustment (Em): high scores on Em suggests the student is highly sensitive and has concerns in areas like the tendency to day dream and imagine things, lively and unstable feelings of fear, anger and excitement, feelings of depression coming from isolation and inferiority, guilt and self- consciousness, hurt feeling and frequent episodes of worry, anxiety and nervousness
Summary
The objective of the present study is to understand the gender difference on anxiety, adjustment, emotional intelligence, study habits and attitude among adolescent students. (3) Maturity (Ma): the person scoring high on this dimension is affected by feelings and tends to be low in frustration tolerance, changeable and plastic. The dimensions that are assessed by the test are: (1) emotional adjustment (Em): high scores on Em suggests the student is highly sensitive and has concerns in areas like the tendency to day dream and imagine things, lively and unstable feelings of fear, anger and excitement, feelings of depression coming from isolation and inferiority, guilt and self- consciousness, hurt feeling and frequent episodes of worry, anxiety and nervousness. Mathur is based on nine areas of study techniques, habits and attitudes viz., Attitude towards teachers; home environment; Attitude towards education; Study Habits; Mental Conflict; Concentration; Home Assignment; Self Confidence; Examination
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