Study of career maturity in urban and rural adolescents

Pages: 1124-1126
Vibha Rani Sahu (Department of Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, C.G.)
Ushakiran Agarwal (Govt. D.B.Girls P.G. College, Raipur, Chhatisgarh)

The present study was designed to examine the role of locale in career maturity of adolescent. The sample of the present study included 200 urban subjects in which 100 male and 100 female, both are students of X class, and 200 rural students in which 100 male and 100 female of X class are included. Subjects were administered Career maturity Inventory developed by Gupta. MANOVA was used for the data analysis. Results revealed that locale affect the career maturity of adolescent; it produces significant difference in career maturity. Results of this study revealed that urban students showed higher mean scores on total scores of career maturity in comparison to rural subjects.