Impact of family environment on adolescents aggression

Abstract

The present study "impact of family environment on adolescents aggression" was undertaken with the specific objectives viz., (i) to find out the level of family environment among adolescents, (ii) to find out the relationship of adolescents' aggression with family environment.The data was collected from Hisar District of Haryana. A total sample of 250 adolescents' in the age group of 13-15 years was randomly selected. Standardized scale of Family Environment Scale by Bhatia and Chadha (1993)was used to measure the family environment of the adolescents. The collected data were tabulated, processed and analyzed by employing statistical technique i.e. frequencies and correlation. The results of study indicated that adolescents of Haryana had a moderate level in most of the family environment dimensions. Aggression had positive and significant correlation with conflict dimension while negatively and significantly correlated with cohesion, expressiveness, acceptance and caring, active recreational organization, independence, organization and control dimensions. HIND ARTS ACADEMY ABSTRACT HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE : Sharma, Deepika and Sangwan, Sheela (2016). Impact of family environment on adolescents aggression. Adv. Res. J. Soc. Sci., 7 (2) : 225-229, DOI: 10.15740/ HAS/ARJSS/7.2/225-229.