Aggression, depression and loneliness of commercial female sex workers and gays

Pages: 1400-1403
G.B Manjula (PG Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnatak)
Rajeshwari. N. Kenchappanavar (Karnatak Arts College, Dharwad, Karnatak)

The present study investigates the Aggression, depression level and the extent of loneliness of Commercial female sex workers and gays. A sample of 100 female sex workers and 100 gays from Belgaum region of Karnataka state were chosen for the study. The Aggression scale developed by Mathur and Bhatnagar, Depression scale developed by Beck and perceived Loneliness scale developed by Praveen Kumar Jha were administered on the sample to collect the data. The results were analyzed using t-test. The findings reveal that Commercial female sex workers and Gays differ significantly on Aggression, depression and loneliness. Further, it was found that rural and urban Commercial female sex workers differ significantly on aggression, depression and loneliness. Similarly rural and urban gays differ significant on all the three variables.