Temperament and developmental domains of children
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Date
2013
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The present investigation was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana state. Fifty boys
and fifty girls in the age group of 8-10 years were selected from Government High School of
Mayar village. In the same way, hundred children, fifty boys and fifty girls were selected
from the Campus school, CCS HAU, of Hisar city.
Results revealed that there were significant differences in urban and rural children’s
temperament but there were no gender differences in temperamental dimensions. Urban males
were more emotional and distractible than females but rural female were more rhythimic than
males. On the basis of developments of children, urban children were more social and
emotional than rural children. Males were more physically active than females, but females
were high in intellectual development performance than males.
Results also revealed that physical and social and emotional developments of children
were positively and significantly correlated with all the temperamental dimensions.
Sociability, emotionality and energy dimensions of temperament were significantly associated
with area, caste, parental education and income of the family. There was significant
association of social and emotional development of children with area, caste, ordinal position,
parental education and occupation and income of the family.
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Temperamental dimensions, Physical development, Social and emotional development