Volume 3 : Issue 1 (2016)

A STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENTS OF GANDHINAGAR DISTRICT

The study was undertaken to find out psychological problems in relation to gender, intelligence, area, level of Education of Parents. Further the correlation between social skill and psychological problems was also measured. The study revealed that there was a significant difference of mean in all variables except gender. Moreover, significant negative correlation found between social skills and psychological problems of adolescents. The adolescents having high levels of social skill can be successfully coped up with psychological problems. The detail analysis has emerged pairs of closely related and less closely related sub-elements of psychological problems. It is also found that the sub-elements of psychological problems were significantly related with each other. The study has tried to generate profile of adolescents on which guidance and remedial work may develop.

Psychological Problems, adolescence, adolescents, social skills * Authorfor correspondence

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