Sharma, SeemaSaini, Tamanna2019-09-132019-09-132019http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810127723The present study entitled „Social emotional learning and temperament among children with and without siblings‟ was undertaken to assess the levels of social emotional learning and temperament among children with and without siblings, aged 12-14 years living in Ludhiana city. The total sample comprised of 220 school going children (110 single children and 110 children with siblings) equally distributed over both the gender. Social emotional competence questionnaire by Zhou and Ee was administered to measure the social emotional competence of children. A Thorndike dimension of temperament test by Thorndike was applied to assess the temperament of children. Results revealed that significantly more number of children with siblings were found at higher level in the dimension of self-awareness, self-management and overall social emotional competence whereas significantly more number of single children was found at medium level. With regard to temperament, children with siblings were found to be more sociable, irritable, tender-minded and responsible whereas single children were found to be more impulsive and active. Irrespective of sibling status, no significant gender difference was found in the dimensions of social emotional competence and temperament traits except girls were found to be significantly more cheerful and boys were more neutral in trait of temperament. Correlation analysis revealed that there was a significant correlation in various dimensions of social emotional competence and traits of temperament among children with siblings and single children. Girls were found to be significantly correlated with various dimensions of social emotional competence and traits of temperament.ennullThesis