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Abstract:
This study examined the aggression of adolescents staying in nuclear and joint families. The sample consisted of 70 adolescents of nuclear families and 70 adolescents of joint families. Further, the sample was bifurcated on the basis of gender (35 boys and 35 girls). Aggression Questionnaire constructed and standardized by Buss & Perry (1992) was administered to the selected sample to assess their four different types of aggressive behavior. Data were analyzed via arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test and analysis of variance. A significant effect of family type and gender was found on the aggression (Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Anger, and Hostility) of adolescents. Nuclear family adolescents have reported less aggression than joint family adolescents. Boys of nuclear families also possessed lower aggression as compared to boys of joint families.
Keywords: Aggression, Gender, Joint Family, Nuclear Family
