Aggression in relation to school environment

Pages: 598-601
Ranjana and Kriti Hans (Department of Psychology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana)

The present study examined the influence of school environment on the development of aggression. Participants were three hundred school students aged 14-16 years drawn from various private schools in Haryana in the year of 2013-14. Tools used for data collection were the (1) School Environment Inventory, (2) Aggression Questionnaire, chosen after a comprehensive review of related literature. Subjects were contacted in groups and data was collected. The responses were scored and statistically analyzed. Pearson’s correlations were computed. Results obtained, confirmed the associations expected among the variables. Results indicated that rejection in school correlated positively and significantly with physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Anger, Hostility and Indirect Aggression. Acceptance dimension correlated positively and significantly with Physical Aggression and Indirect Aggression whereas Cognitive Encouragement in school was found to correlate negatively and significantly with Physical Aggression. Overall, our findings suggested that a positive school environment seems to be a stronger protective factor in the development of problems of behaviour at school.