Khadi, Pushpa B.MUNDARAGI, GAYATRAMMA2019-11-062019-11-0609-09-99Th-5260http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810134649This study was conducted in Dharwad taluk in 1998. About 321 adolescents studying in highschools formed the sample. A self designed personal information inventory and multidimensional assessment of personality series (Teanger Form) developed by psycom, (1993) were used. Marks obtained in the midterm and annual examinations represented the academic achievement of the students. Student' t' test, multiple regression and factor aneilysis were used to analyse the data. The results revealed that Majority of adolescents were in the average category in 14 out of 20 personality traits while in boldness, individualism, leadership, maturity and selfcontrol they were found to be in large numbers in the high category and in only innovation a larger number of adolescents were found in the low level category. Rural adolescents were significantly higher in academic motivation, individualism and self-sufficiency while, urban adolescents were higher only in tension. Boys were significantly higher in mental health and sensitivit}' while girls were higher in boldness, competition, creativity, maturity and self-sufficiency. Association of personality traits was highly differential among, rural and urban, and among boys and girls. Adolescents had low academic achievement scores and fell in category of pass class. Rural adolescents were higher in academic achievement scores than urban adolescents. Boys and girls did not differ significantly. Out of 20 personalit)' traitsacademic moBvaHon, moraliW, mental health and general-ability were significant influencing factors for academic achievement of adolescents. There was no significant association between socio-demographic factors and personality traits of rural adolescents and urban girls while among urban boys self-sufficiency was associated negatively with guilt-proneness, economic status, mother's education, total SES while creativity was negatively associated with family type and size and positively with parent's occupation,mother's education farm assets. Mother's education was the strongest predictor of academic achievement among the various socio-demographic factors.ennullThesis