A Comparative Study On Proactive Attitude Of Home-Reared And Orphanage-Reared Adolescents With Reference To Parental Status

Abstract

              This study compares the proactive attitude of home-reared and orphanage-reared adolescents with reference to parental status. Survey method was used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used for selecting 264 home-reared adolescents and 264 orphanage-reared adolescents from Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari districts at Tamilnadu. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used for analyzing data. The study found a significant difference in proactive attitude between orphanage-reared and home-reared adolescents. Home-reared adolescents exhibited a more proactive attitude than orphanage-reared adolescents with reference to parental status.