InternationalJournalofHumanities andSocialSciences(IJHSS)
ISSN(P):2319–393X;ISSN(E):2319–3948
Vol.11,Issue2,Jul–Dec2022;7–12
©IASET
REACTIONSTOFRUSTRATIONOFADOLESCENTBOYS
ChokchimsaWegaraR.Marak1,Dr.Anshu2&Dr.AnjaliMathur3
1ResearchScholar,DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,SHUATS,Prayagraj,India
2AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,SHUATS,Prayagraj,India
3AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,SHUATS,Prayagraj,India
ABSTRACT
Anexploratoryresearchwasconductedtofindthereactiontofrustrationofadolescentboys.Sampleconstitutedof75 adolescentboys25eachfromupper,middleandlowersocio-economicstatuswereselectedthroughstratifiedrandom sampling.SocioeconomicstatusofthesamplewasascertainedusingKappuswamySocio-EconomicScale(1962)revised bySharma(2019)andfrustrationreactionswereassessedwiththehelpofReactionstoFrustrationscaleconstructedand validatedbyDixitandSrivastava(2005).Frequencies,percentages,standarddeviationandANOVAwereusedfor analysingthedataanddrawingtheinferences.Thefindingsofthestudyalsoindicatedthatboyswerefoundwithgreater frustrationreactionsthanthegirls.Thefindingsalsoindicatedthattherearenosignificantdifferencesinreactionsto frustrationacrosssocioeconomicgroupstherebydepictingthatadolescentsirrespectiveoftheirsocioeconomic backgroundshavesimilarfrustrationreactions.
KEYWORDS:FrustrationofAdolescentBoys,ReactionstoFrustrationScale,FrustrationofAdolescents
ArticleHistory
Received:02Jul2022|Revised:02Jul2022|Accepted:07Jul2022
INTRODUCTION
Lifeisfulloffrustrations.Thecourseoflifeisnotalwayssmooth.Wehaveanumberofdesires,whicharenotfulfilled duetocertainobstacles.Harriman(1946)definesfrustrationas,conditionofbeingthwartedinthesatisfactionofmotive. ThewordfrustrationhasbeenderivedfromaLatinword‘Frusta’means‘obstruct’.Thetermfrustrationreferstothe blockingofbehaviourdirectedtowardsthegoal.It’sacommonfeelingthateveryonewillexperienceintheirlife.Fromthe minorirritationsoflosingsomethingtothemajorproblemofcontinuedfailuretowardsadesiredgoal.Frustrationisan emotionthatoccursinsituationswhereapersonisblockedfromreachingadesiredoutcome.Someofthetypical responsestofrustrationincludeanger,quitting(burnoutorgivingup),lossofselfesteemandselfconfidence,stressand depression,ironicallymostofthesefeelingsareverycommonduringadolescence.
Frustrationresultsinvarioustypesofreactionsaccordingtoitsintensityandnatureoftheindividualexperiencing frustration.Somehavefrustrationtolerancetotheextentthattheybeartheconsequenceswithalittleinjurytotheselfor society,whileothersbecometooviolentandaggressive.Frustrationhasadifferentsetofbehaviourmechanism.Itis expressedinvariousmodeswhichareaggression,resignation,fixationandregression.
www.iaset.us
editor@iaset.us
Thusfrustrationhasitsownsystem.Ithasfourmodesofreactionstoasituation–aggression,resignation,fixation andregression.Aggressionindicatesfrustrationdynamicsinhostilesituation,resignationistheextremeescapismfrom reality,regressionistheconditiontogobackandfixationisthecompulsivetypeofbehaviourItcanbesaidthat frustrationiscloselyrelatedwithproblemsofadjustment,changepersonality,developmentorgrowth.
Adolescenceisatransitionalstageofphysicalandpsychologicaldevelopmentthatgenerallyoccursduringthe periodfrompubertytolegaladulthood.Adolescenceisusuallyassociatedwiththeteenageyears,butitsphysical, psychologicalorculturalexpressionsmaybeginearlierorlater.Theadolescentperiodisverycriticalintermsofsocial adjustmentsandmaturation.Anadolescentworldisdifferentfromothersandhe/sheisfullofenergiesandambitionsfor futurelifeanddevelopspositivevaluesystem.
Theadolescentsfaceproblemsasaresultofparentalindifference,probleminschools,problemduetoteachers, socialinferiorities,personalhandicapsconstituteadolescenceproblems.Theymaintainsuchdifficultiesasstrivingfor recognitionfrompeersoftheirownoppositesexbeingunderanxietyproducingpressuresfromtheirparentsforscholastic andsocialachievementsandtryingtoestablishtheirindependencewhilebeingfinanciallydependentontheirparents.So, theyfaceanumberofproblemsandfailures.
RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY
ResearchDesign-Basedonthenatureofthestudy,exploratoryresearchdesignwasadoptedforthestudy.
MethodsusedforDataCollection
SelectionofResearchMethod:Surveymethodwasadoptedinthepresentstudyforthecollectionof informationanddata.
SamplingMethod:Basedontheobjectivesofthestudy,stratifiedrandomsamplingmethodwasadoptedfor thesampleselectioninthestudy.
LocaleoftheStudy:StudywasconductedinTura,townofMeghalaya.
SampleDistribution
Thesampleforthestudyconsisted75boys(25eachfromupper,middleandlowersocio-economicstatus).Thesamples weretakenfrom6schoolsofTura,Meghalaya,namely,St.Mary’sHigherSecondarySchool,BurnyHillsHigher SecondarySchool,Govt.BoysHigherSecondarySchool,DonBoscoHighersecondaryschool,P.ASangmaFoundation College,TuraGovernmentCollege.Permissionwastakenfromtheheadoftheinstitutionofeachschoolandcolleges beforecollectingthedataandthen,therespondentswererequestedtoreadtheinstructionscarefullythathavebeengiven onthetitlepageoftheScale.Whentheresearcherwassurethattherespondentshaveunderstoodthewayofrecording theirresponses,theywereaskedtobegintheactualwork.
ToolsusedforDataCollection
1.KappuswamySocio-EconomicScale
Kappuswamy’sSocio-EconomicScale(1962)revisedbySharma(2019)wasusedtoassessthesocioeconomicstatusof therespondents.Thescaleisathreefactorindexofsocio-economicstatuswhichusestheoccupational,educationaland economicallevelsofparentsineachhousehold.Eachofthethreevariablesisassignedscorestoobtaintotalscoreonsocio
ImpactFactor(JCC):7.0987
NAASRating3.17
8 ChokchimsaWegaraR.Marak,Dr.Anshu&Dr.AnjaliMathur
economicstatusoffamilies.Themaximumpossiblescoreonscaleis29;withaminimumof3.Onthebasisofscores obtained,thesubjectswerecategorizedinthreesubgroupsi.e.,uppersocio-economicstatus,middlesocio-economic status,andlowersocio-economicstatus.
2.ReactionstoFrustrationScale
ReactiontoFrustrationscaleconstructedandvalidatedbyDixitandSrivastava(2005)wasusedtomeasurethelevelof frustrationreactionamongadolescentboysandgirlsofdifferentSocio-EconomicStatus.ReactiontoFrustrationScale coversfourreactionsnamely-aggression,resignation,fixationandregression.Itconsistsof40itemsoutofwhicheach reactiontofrustrationhas10itemsequallydividedintopositiveandnegativeitems.Eachofthestatementcontainssix responsesintermsofdegreeoflikingordislikingcommencingfromMostliked,Muchliked,Liked,Disliked,Much dislikedandLeastDisliked.
RESULTSANDDISCUSSION
Table1:DistributionoftheAdolescentBoysofUpperSocioEconomicGroupinReferencetotheirReactionto Frustration
Theabovetable1andfigure1depictsthedistributionoftheadolescentboysofuppersocioeconomicgroupin referencetotheirreactiontofrustration.Itisevidentfromthetable1thatmajorityi.e.84percentboysofuppersocioeconomicgroupshowaverageaggressionandaverageresignationrespectively.Aggressionmaybeexpressedintermsof rudeansweringtoelders,carryinggrudges,reactionaryattitudetotraditionandbeliefs,impulsetotakerevenge,frequent quarrellingetc.Fixationmaybeexpressedintermsofcherishingfordeepandlastinghurts,persistenceofchildhoodfears, negligence,feelingofphysicallyhandicapped,stereotypedresponsetothesituationetc.4percentboysshowveryhigh andverylowresignation.Resignationistheextremeofwithdrawalfromreality.Inthisbehaviour,childresignsfrom everything.88percentboysshowaveragefixationand4percentboysveryhigh,highandlowfixation.88percentboys
ReactionstoFrustrationofAdolescentboys 9
www.iaset.us editor@iaset.us
Levelsof Frustration Aggression Resignation Fixation Regression TotalFrustration Frequency%Frequency% Frequency% Frequency% Frequency% VeryHigh 0 01 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 High 1 40 0 1 4 2 8 1 4 Average 21 8421 84 22 88 22 88 24 96 Low 3 122 8 1 4 1 4 0 0 VeryLow 0 01 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Figure1:DistributionofAdolescentBoysofUpperSocio-Economic GroupInReferencetotheirReactiontoFrustration.
haveaverageregression,8percentshowhighand4percentshowlowregression.Regressionistheendresponseof frustration.Regressionlowerconstructivenessandrepresentsabackwardstepindevelopment.
Itisclearfromtheresultsthatmajorityoftheadolescentboysofuppersocioeconomicstatusshowedaverage frustrationinvariousmodes-aggression,resignation,fixationandregression.Thisresultcouldbebecausefamiliesof UpperSocio-economiccouldprovidetheirchildrenanenvironmentwhichisfreefromunnecessarycompetitionand pressurewhichhelpthemtoreduceaggressiveness,irritability,negativismetc.
ThefindingsofthestudyareinaccordancewiththefindingsofArias(2018)whostatedthatUpperSocioeconomicgroupofadolescentsexpresslessfrustrationcomparedtomiddleandlowersocio-economicgroup.
Table2:DistributionoftheAdolescentBoysfromtheMiddleSocio-EconomicGroupinReferencetotheir ReactiontoFrustration.
Theabovetable2andfigure2depictsthedistributionoftheadolescentboysfromthemiddlesocio-economic groupinreferencetotheirreactiontofrustration.Table2showsthat60percentadolescentboysofmiddlesocioeconomicgrouphavelow,36percenthaveaverage,4percentshowverylowaggression.48percentboysshowaverage, 36percentshowhigh,12percentshowlowandonly4percentshowveryhighresignation.Averagefixationwasfound in84percentboysandonly16percentshowhighfixation.40percentboyshavehigh,40percentboyshaveaverage,12 percentshowveryhighand8percentshowlowregression.Regressionistheendresponseoffrustration.
Theaboveresultshowedthatadolescentboysfrommiddlesocioeconomicgroupshowedaverageandhigh frustration.Thereasonmaybethatparentsofmiddlesocioeconomicgroupofadolescentshavinghighaspirationsand expectationsfromtheirchildren.Theyexertmorepressureforgoodresultwhichcausesfrustration.
ImpactFactor(JCC):7.0987
NAASRating3.17
10 ChokchimsaWegaraR.Marak,Dr.Anshu&Dr.AnjaliMathur
Levelsof Frustration Aggression Resignation Fixation Regression Total Frustration Frequency%Frequency%Frequency%Frequency % Frequency% VeryHigh 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 12 0 0 High 0 0 9 36 4 16 10 40 1 4 Average 9 36 12 48 21 84 10 40 23 92 Low 15 60 3 12 0 0 2 8 1 4 VeryLow 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Figure2:DistributionoftheAdolescentBoysfromtheMiddle SocioEconomicGroupinReferencetotheirReactionto Frustration.
ThefindingsofthestudyareinaccordancewiththefindingsofBiruntha(2015)whostatedthatfrustrationsare commonduringadolescenceastheystrugglewiththeiranxieties,conflictsandconfusion.Itisacriticalperiodintermsof socialadjustmentandmaturity.
Theabovetable3andfigure3depictsthedistributionoftheadolescentboysoflowersocio-economicgroupin referencetotheirreactiontofrustration.Itisevidentfromthetablethat48percentboysoflowersocio-economicgroup haveaverageaggression,4percentshowhighwhichmaybeexpressedintermsofrudeanswering,frequentquarrelling etc.and48percentboysshowlowaggression.56percentboyshaveaverageresignation16percentshowlowresignation and28percenthavehighresignation..Inthisbehaviour,childresignsfromeverything.Maximumnumberofboysi.e.92 percentshowaveragefixationreactionanditisexpressedintermsofdeepandlastinghurt,negligence,feelingof physicallyhandicappedetc.56percentofboysshowaverageregression,40percentshowhighand4percentshowvery highregressionreaction.Itisexpressedinbehaviourcharacteristicslike-defectivespeech,homesickness,escapist attitude,lackofselfcontrol,thinkingofolddaysexcessivedaydreamingandbashfulnessetc.
Theresultscontainthat,lowersocioeconomicadolescentboysshowedaverageandhighfrustrationreaction. Reasonforthiskindoffindingcouldbeattributedtotheacutedeprivationofbasicneeds.Adolescentssufferfromacute senseofinsecurityandfrustrationwhichleadsthemtohavehighertendencyforaggressiveacts.
ThefindingsofthestudyareinaccordancewiththefindingsofRahman(2014)whoreportedthatmalerespondents expressmoreangerthanfemalerespondents.WithlowSESexpressedmoreangerthanthemiddleandhighSES.
ReactionstoFrustrationofAdolescentboys 11
editor@iaset.us
www.iaset.us
Levelsof Frustration Aggression Resignation Fixation Regression Total Frustration Frequency%Frequency%Frequency%Frequency % Frequency% VeryHigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 High 1 4 7 28 0 0 10 40 0 0 Average 12 48 14 56 23 92 14 56 25 100 Low 12 48 4 16 2 8 0 0 0 0 VeryLow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table3:DistributionofAdolescentBoysfromtheLowerSocio-EconomicGroupinReferencetotheir ReactiontoFrustration
Figure3:DistributionofAdolescentBoysfromtheLower Socio-EconomicGroupinReferencetotheirReactionto Frustration.
CONCLUSION
Itcanbeconcludedfromthefindingsofthestudythatirrespectiveofthesocioeconomicgroup,theadolescentsshowed averagefrustrationinthem.Thefindingsofthestudyalsoindicatedsignificantgenderdifferencesinfrustrationreaction whereboyswerefoundwithgreaterfrustrationreactionsthanthegirls.Thefindingsalsoindicatedthatthereareno significantdifferencesacrosssocioeconomicgroupstherebydepictingthatadolescentsirrespectiveoftheirsocio economicbackgroundshavesimilarfrustrationreactions.
REFERENCES
1.AbdurRahman(2014)TheeffectofSocio-economicstatusandgenderonadolescentangerinChittagong.IOSR JournalofHumanitiesandSocialScience.
2.AnnaGreen(2017)FrustrationinTeens.AmericanAcademyofPedriatrics:NocturnalEnuresisinTeens.
3.BirunthaM.(2015).ReasonsforfrustrationamongadolescentsstudentsinPadukottaiDistrict.Biruntha/Star. EdnVol.3.
4.DixitMandSrivastavaD.N.(2005).Manualforreactionstofrustrationscale.NationalPsychologyCorporation, Agra.
5.Harriman,P.L.(1946).FrustrationandAggression.EncyclopediaofPsychology.
6.KapuswamyB.(1976).ManualonKapuswamySocioEconomicScale.NationalPrasadPsychologyCorporation ofIndia,Agra.
7.SaulRosenzwweig(1941).ClassicsinthehistoryofPsychology.PsychologicalReview,48,347-349.
8.Stagner,R(1961).PsychologyofPersonality(3rdedition).JournalsandPeriodicals.
12 ChokchimsaWegaraR.Marak,Dr.Anshu&Dr.AnjaliMathur
ImpactFactor(JCC):7.0987 NAASRating3.17