Study of Birth Order and Gender on Alienation among Government and private Senior Secondary Students
Keywords:
Birth order, AlienationAbstract
A sample of 160 students of Jhajjar district of Haryana state was selected randomly. The sample was administered through students Alienation Scale developed and standardized by Sharma. Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D), SED, t-test were used for analysis and interpretation of the data. The findings of the study revealed that 1) Govt. school students are more alienated than private school students. 2) Male and female students are significantly equal on their alienation. 3) Later born students are more alienated than first born students. 4) Government schools later born students are more alienated than government school first born students. 5) Private schools later born students are more alienated in comparison to private first born students.
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