Demographic Factors Contributing to the Psychosocial Competence of Adolescents

Dr. Anita Bhat; Dr. Vijayalaxmi A. Aminabhavi

Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2015

Demographic Factors Contributing to the Psychosocial Competence of Adolescents

Dr. Anita Bhat, Dr. Vijayalaxmi A. Aminabhavi

Abstract :

No matter where one lives in the world, his surroundings, people and events do have some impact on human being. This holds well on adolescents also, who are influenced by their age, sex, order of birthand SES etc. This paper attempts to look into the demographic factors contributing to the psychosocial competence of adolescents. A sample of 220 adolescents studying in IX and X standards was drawn from the high schools of Dharwad city. Along with the demographic sheet, psychosocial competence scale constructed by Dindigal and Aminabhavi was used in the study. The results revealed that out of many demographic factors, number of siblings and SES have emerged as contributing factors to overall psychosocial competence of adolescents. Adolescents having two siblings have lower psychosocial competence and children from upper class have better psychosocial competence.