Home environment among high school students

Abstract

The present study aimed to know the home environment among high school students. It also aimed to check home environment with reference to gender and type of residence. Home Environment Inventory (HEI) by K.S. Mishra (2012) was used. The sample constituted total 120 high school students out of which 60 were from boys students (30 Urban Area and 30 Rural Area) and 60 from girl students (30 Urban Area and 30 Rural Area). The data was collected from Patan City. The data was scored, analyzed as per the manual. ‘F’ test was being calculated. The result showed that 1. There is significant difference in the mean score of home environment among the boys and girls high school students. The boy high school students group is having good home environment than girl high school students group. 2. There is no significant difference in the mean score of home environment among the high school students of urban and rural area, and 3. There is significant difference in the interactive effect of the mean scores of home environment with regards to the gender and type of residence. The boy high school students of rural area group is having good home environment than girl high school students of urban area group.