A Comparative Study of Security-Insecurity, Risk-taking Behavior and Educational Aspiration among Traditional and Non-Traditional Occupational Groups

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20489823

Soni Kumari (Department of Psychology, Samastipur, Bihar)

The present study aims to examine the influence of selected psychological factors on vocational preference among traditional and non-traditional respondents. In the rapidly changing socio-economic environment, youth are increasingly shifting from conventional occupations toward modern and non-traditional career options such as entrepreneurship, digital professions, freelancing, and innovative vocational fields. The purpose of the present study was to investigate psychological factors influencing the preference for traditional and non-traditional vocations among youth. The Psychological factors undertaken in this investigation were Security-Insecurity, Risk-Taking and Educational Aspiration. Here, these Psychological factors were treated as independent variables and preference for traditional and non-traditional vocations was the dependent variable. For measuring these psychological factors (variables) standardized Psychological scales were used, such as Tiwari and Singh (APRC,1975) S-I Inventory; Anwar Yousuf (APRC, 1976). Behaviour Prediction Scale (BPS) and Saxena’s (APRC, 1984) Educational Aspiration Scale. The sample will consist of traditional (N=50) and non-traditional respondents (N=50) selected through purposive sampling techniques. To find out the results, descriptive statistics and t-test were used, which indicate that two groups, i.e., Traditional and Non-Traditional group differ significantly with Security-Insecurity, Risk-Taking and Educational Aspiration. The sample will. Non-Traditional Respondents scored higher on security measures, risk-taking and educational aspiration.