Thumbnail Image

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad was established on October 1, 1986. The University has 5 Colleges, 27 Research Stations, 6 Agriculture Extension Education Centers, 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and ATIC. The University has its jurisdiction over 7 districts namely Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, and Uttar Kannada in northern Karnataka. Greater diversity exists in soil types, climate, topography cropping and farming situations. The jurisdiction includes dry-farming to heavy rainfall and irrigated area. Important crops of the region include sorghum, cotton, rice, pulses, chilli, sugarcane, groundnut, sunflower, wheat, safflower etc. The region is also known for many horticultural crops. Considerable progress has been registered in the field of education, research and extension from this University.

Browse

20101
Reset filters
Author: Shweta Biradar × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
Reset filters

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
    Status of Personality, Psychosocial Problems and Coping Mechanism Among II PUC Achievers and Failures
    (UAS Dharwad, 2010) Shweta Biradar; V.S. Yadav
    The present study attempted to investigate the status of personality, psychosocial problems and coping mechanism among II PUC achievers and failures. The sample consisted of 998 II PUC students, selected from 14 colleges of Hubli - Dharwad city, Karnataka state. The researcher had developed 6 scales viz., personality scale, coping mechanism scale, scholastic difficulty scale, anxiety scale, depression scale and behavioural problem scale. The results revealed that 70 per cent, 100 percent, 92 percent, 49 per cent and 73 per cent of distinction students had developed high level of Big Five factors of personality respectively. And 47 percent, 84 percent, 80 percent, 39 per cent and 45 per cent of the failures had developed high level of Big Five factors of personality respectively. There was significant association between surgency, intellect, emotional stability, conscientiousness, coping mechanism, scholastic difficulty, anxiety, depression, behavioural problem and academic performance. Distinction students had developed low level of negative coping mechanism, scholastic difficulty, anxiety, depression and behavioural problem compared to failures. There was significant difference between distinction students and failures on surgency, intellect, emotional stability, conscientiousness, negative coping mechanism, scholastic difficulty, anxiety, depression and behavioural problem Number of siblings were significantly and negatively related with surgency emotional stability, anxiety, depression and behavioural problem. Qualification and occupation of parents was significantly and positively related with surgency. Qualification of parents, occupation of mother was significantly and positively related with intellect. Qualification of parents and agreeableness was significantly and positively related with agreeableness, emotional stability and conscientiousness. Negative coping mechanism was significantly and negatively related with qualification of father. Qualification of parents, occupation of mother and positive coping mechanism was significantly and positively related. Qualification of parents and occupation of father was significantly and negatively related with scholastic difficulty, depression and behavioural problem. Qualification and occupation of parents was significantly and negatively related with anxiety.