Gender and locale differences in personality traits among adolescents

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Anchal Thakur, Tejpreet Kaur Kang, and Seema Sharma (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

The present study was conducted to assess the ‘gender and locale differences in the personality traits among adolescents.’ The study was based on 200 adolescents (i.e., 100 rural & 100 urban) in the age range of 16-18 years. The sample was randomly drawn from four Government Senior Secondary Schools purposively selected from rural as well as urban areas of Ludhiana district. Differential Personality Inventory by Singh and Singh was used to assess personality traits of the respondents. It consisted of 150 items representing ten personality traits namely Decisiveness, Responsibility, Emotional Stability, Masculinity, Friendliness, Hetero Sexuality, Ego Strength, Curiosity, Dominance and Self-Concept. Results revealed significant differences in personality traits of the respondents. Boys were scoring better than their female counterparts in majority of the traits as well as in overall personality. Significant locale differences existed between hetero sexuality in rural and urban sample.