STUDY ON PERSONALITY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EAST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT OF MEGHALAYA 0 0

Abstract

The present study investigated the personality traits of secondary school students in the East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya. The study aimed to examine the overall personality profile of students and compare personality dimensions with respect to gender, locality and type of school. A descriptive survey method was employed for the investigation. The sample consisted of 100 Class
X students selected from government and private secondary schools located in rural and urban areas of the district through stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected using the Personality Traits Inventory (PTI) developed by Sen (1966). The tool measures six personality dimensions namely activity, enthusiasm, assertiveness, trusting nature, non-depressive tendency
and emotional stability. The standardized tool possesses satisfactory reliability and validity and has been widely used in educational and psychological research. The collected data were analysed using Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test to determine
significant differences among groups. The findings revealed that the students generally possessed positive personality characteristics such as activity, enthusiasm, emotional stability, trusting nature and non-depressive tendencies. Statistical analysis indicated no significant differences between rural and urban students across personality dimensions. However, significant differences were observed in the assertiveness dimension with male students (M = 12.00) scoring higher than female
students (M = 6.00). Similarly, government school students (M = 11.08) were found to be more assertive than private school students (M = 9.01). The study concludes that while most personality traits remain similar across groups, gender and institutional environment significantly influence assertiveness among secondary school students.