2018, Vol. 3 Issue 2, Part K
Does the sensation seeking among the primary and secondary students differs in schools levels
AUTHOR(S): Gagandeep Kaur and Dr. Somanpreet Singh
ABSTRACT:
A total of 150 subjects from different schools of district Fatehgarh Sahib studying in the primary and secondary classes were adopted as the subjects in the study. The mean age of the primary students were 09 to 11 years old whereas the mean age of the secondary level student were 13 to 16 year. The questionnaire scale developed by Neary and Zukerman in 1976 named as Sensation seeking and anxiety state test (SSAST) was used to in the data collection which have the reliability of 0.93. The questionnaire contains a 5 point likert scale. The scores of the questionnaire was ranged from 1 to 5 starting from not at all to very much respectively whereas the item no 5, 9 and 14 have reversed scoring pattern i.e. 1 for very much and 5 for the response of not at all. The copies of the Questionnaire were personally distributed with prior permission of principal to the all the subjects with the request that they shall give correct and accurate answers. The subjects were properly guided and assisted whenever they faced any difficulty. Proper instructions regarding the objectives of study and procedure for filling in the Questionnaire were given. t- Statistics was applied to analysis the sensation seeking among the primary and secondary students in schools levels at level of significance 0.05. The results reveals that an insignificant difference was found in the sensation seeking among the primary and secondary students in schools levels.
Pages: 646-647 | 1129 Views 174 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Gagandeep Kaur, Dr. Somanpreet Singh. Does the sensation seeking among the primary and secondary students differs in schools levels. Int J Yogic Hum Mov Sports Sciences 2018;3(2):646-647.