摘要:The major objective of the present investigation was to study and compare the parental encouragement and optimistic and pessimistic attitude of adolescents in relation to gender. A sample of 200 adolescents was taken from schools situated in Moga District of Punjab. . Mean, S.D, t-ratio and correlation was used for analyzing the data. The findings of the study revealed that there exists a significant difference in mean scores of optimistic and pessimistic attitude of boys and girl. There is positive but not significant relationship between parental encouragement and optimistic and pessimistic attitude of adolescents in relation to their gender.
关键词:Optimistic and Pessimistic Attitude; Adolescents; Gender; ; Parental Encouragement