InternationalJournalofHumanities andSocialSciences(IJHSS)
ISSN(P):2319–393X;ISSN(E):2319–3948
Vol.11,Issue2,Jul–Dec2022;13–18
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REACTIONSTOFRUSTRATIONOFADOLESCENTGIRLS
Chokchimsa.WegaraR.Marak1,Dr.Anshu2&Dr.AnjaliMathur3
1ResearchScholar,DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,SHUATS,Prayagraj,India
2AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,SHUATS,Prayagraj,India
3AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,SHUATS,Prayagraj,India
ABSTRACT
Anexploratoryresearchwasconductedtofindthereactiontofrustrationofadolescentsgirls.Sampleconstitutedof75 adolescentgirls25eachfromupper,middleandlowersocio-economicstatuswereselectedthroughstratifiedrandom sampling.SocioeconomicstatusofthesamplewasascertainedusingKappuswamySocio-EconomicScale(1962)revised bySharma(2019)andfrustrationreactionswereassessedwiththehelpofReactionstoFrustrationscaleconstructedand validatedbyDixitandSrivastava(2005).Frequencies,percentages,standarddeviationandANOVAwereusedfor analysingthedataanddrawingtheinferences.Itwasconcludedfromthefindingsofthestudythatirrespectiveofthesocio economicgroup,theadolescentsshowedaveragefrustrationinthem.Thefindingsofthestudyalsoindicatedsignificant genderdifferencesinfrustrationreactionwhereboyswerefoundwithgreaterfrustrationreactionsthanthegirls.The findingsalsoindicatedthattherearenosignificantdifferencesinreactionstofrustrationacrosssocioeconomicgroups therebydepictingthatadolescentsirrespectiveoftheirsocioeconomicbackgroundshavesimilarfrustrationreactions
KEYWORDS:AdolescentsAcrossGenders,ReactionstoFrustrationScale,FrustrationofAdolescents
ArticleHistory
Received:02Jul2022|Revised:02Jul2022|Accepted:09Jul2022
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.
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Thusfrustrationhasitsownsystem.Ithasfourmodesofreactionstoasituation–aggression,resignation,fixation andregression.Aggressionindicatesfrustrationdynamicsinhostilesituation,resignationistheextremeescapismfrom reality,regressionistheconditiontogobackandfixationisthecompulsivetypeofbehaviour..Itcanbesaidthat 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).The samplesweretakenfrom6schoolsofTura,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)wasusedtoassessthesocio-economicstatusof therespondents.Thescaleisathreefactorindexofsocio-economicstatuswhichusestheoccupational,educationaland economicallevelsofparentsineachhousehold.Eachofthethreevariablesisassignedscorestoobtaintotalscoreon
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socio-economicstatusoffamilies.Themaximumpossiblescoreonscaleis29;withaminimumof3.Onthebasisof scoresobtained,thesubjectswerecategorizedinthreesubgroupsi.e.,uppersocio-economicstatus,middlesocioeconomicstatus,andlowersocio-economicstatus.
2.ReactionstoFrustrationScale
ReactiontoFrustrationscaleconstructedandvalidatedbyDixitandSrivastava(2005)wasusedtomeasurethelevelof frustrationreactionamongadolescentboysandgirlsofdifferentSocio-EconomicStatus.ReactiontoFrustrationScale coversfourreactionsnamely-aggression,resignation,fixationandregression.Itconsistsof40itemsoutofwhicheach reactiontofrustrationhas10itemsequallydividedintopositiveandnegativeitems.Eachofthestatementcontainssix responsesintermsofdegreeoflikingordislikingcommencingfromMostliked,Muchliked,Liked,Disliked,Much dislikedandLeastDisliked.
RESULTSANDDISCUSSIONS
Table1:DistributionoftheAdolescentGirlsfromtheUpperSocio-EconomicGroupinReferencetotheir ReactiontoFrustration
Theabovetable1andfigure1depictsthedistributionoftheadolescentgirlsofuppersocio-economicgroupin referencetotheirreactiontofrustration.Table1showsthat52percentgirlsofuppersocio-economicgroupshow average,32percentgirlsshowlowand16percentshowhighaggression.64percentgirlshaveaverageresignationand 32percenthavehighresignation.Averagefixationwasfoundin68percentgirls,lowfixationin32percentgirlsand only8percentgirlsshowhighfixation.56percentgirlsshowaverageregression,28percenthavehighand8percent havelowand8percentgirlshaveveryhighregression.
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Levelsof Frustration Aggression Resignation Fixation Regression Total Frustration Frequency%Frequency%Frequency%Frequency%Frequency% VeryHigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 High 4 16 8 32 2 8 7 28 0 0 Average 13 52 16 64 15 60 14 56 25 100 Low 8 32 1 4 8 32 2 8 0 0 VeryLow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Figure1:DistributionoftheAdolescentGirlsfrom theUpperSocio-EconomicGroupinReferenceto theirReactiontoFrustration.
Adolescentsbelongingtouppersocio-economicshowedhighfrustrationcomparedtoothersocio-economicgroups. Thereasonmaybethatparentsofuppersocio-economicgroupofadolescentshavinghighaspirationsandexpectations,which exertpressuretotheirchildrenandexposuretodifferentmediaandcompetitionmusthaveincreasedfrustration.
ThefindingsofthestudyareinaccordancewiththefindingsofSuhina(2016)whostatedthathighsocioeconomicgroupofadolescentsweremorepronetoaggressionascomparedtolowsocio-economicstatusgroup.
Theabovetable2andfigure2depictsthedistributionoftheadolescentgirlsofmiddlesocio-economicgroupin referencetotheirreactionstofrustration.Table2showsthatmajorityofthemiddlesocio-economicgirlsi.e.,88percent showlowaggressionandonly12percenthaveaverageaggression.72percentgirlswerefoundtohaveaverage resignation,24percenthavelowresignationand4percentgirlshavehighresignation.68percentgirlsshowaverage fixationand32percentgirlsshowhighfixationandmaybeexpressedintermsoflastinghurt,persistenceofchildhood fears,negligenceetc.52percentgirlshavehighregression,40percentshowveryhighregression,itcanlower constructivenessandonly8percentgirlsshowaverageregression.
Hencetheresultcontainsthatmajoritymiddlesocio-economicgirlsshowedaverageandlowfrustration.The reasoncouldbebecause,thereseemsnodiscriminationintheupbringingofthemaleandfemalechildreninthesociety andgirlsgetproperattentionoftheparentsregardingeducationandhealthandfeelsacceptedandarenotmuchfrustrated.
Avtar(2017)statedthatfrustrationtoleranceisfounddifferentineachandeveryindividual.Somepeopleget frustratedveryeasilyeveninsimplesituationorlifeproblems,whereasothersmaynotgetfrustratedeasilyrathertheytry theirlevelbesttocombattheproblem.
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Levelsof Frustration Aggression Resignation Fixation Regression TotalFrustration Frequency%Frequency%Frequency %Frequency%Frequency % VeryHigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 0 0 High 0 0 1 4 8 32 13 52 0 0 Average 3 12 18 72 17 68 2 8 25 100 Low 22 88 6 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 VeryLow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table2:DistributionoftheAdolescentGirlsfromMiddleSocio-EconomicGroupinReferencetotheir ReactiontoFrustration
Figure2:DistributionoftheAdolescentGirlsfromMiddle Socio-EconomicGroupinReferencetotheirReactionto Frustration.
Theabovetable3andfigure3depictsthedistributionoftheadolescentsinthelowersocio-economicgroupin referencetotheirreactiontofrustration.Tableshowsthatmajorityoflowersocio-economicadolescentgirlsi.e.,72per centshowedlowaggressionandonly28percentshowaverageaggression.Averageresignationwasfoundin52percent girlsand48percenthavehighresignation.Majorityi.e.,96percenthaveaveragefixationandonly4percentgirlshave lowfixation.56percentgirlshaveaverageand4percentshowlowregression.
Hence,theresultsrevealthatinlowersocio-economicstatusfamilies,adolescentgirlshaveaverageandlow reactionstofrustration.Thiscouldbebecausetherespondentsarefromlocaltribalbackgroundwhichisamatrilineal societywhichgivesvaluetothedaughter,whichmaybethecausethatmajorityoffemalestudentsfeelacceptedandare notmuchfrustrated.
ThefindingsofthestudyareinaccordancewiththefindingsofMartha(2021)whostatedthatfrustrationwas significantlyassociatedwithtraits.
CONCLUSION
Itcanbeconcludedfromthefindingsofthestudythatirrespectiveofthesocioeconomicgroup,theadolescentsshowed averagefrustrationinthem.Thefindingsofthestudyalsoindicatedsignificantgenderdifferencesinfrustrationreaction whereboyswerefoundwithgreaterfrustrationreactionsthanthegirls.Thefindingsalsoindicatedthatthereareno significantdifferencesacrosssocioeconomicgroupstherebydepictingthatadolescentsirrespectiveoftheirsocio economicbackgroundshavesimilarfrustrationreactions.
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Levelsof Frustration Aggression Resignation Fixation Regression TotalFrustration Frequency%Frequency%Frequency%Frequency%Frequency % VeryHigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 High 0 0 12 48 0 0 10 40 0 0 Average 7 28 13 52 24 96 14 56 25 100 Low 18 72 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 VeryLow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table3:DistributionoftheAdolescentGirlsfromLowerSocio-EconomicGroupinReferencetotheir ReactiontoFrustration
Figure3:DistributionoftheAdolescentGirlsfrom LowerSocio-EconomicGroupinReferencetotheir ReactiontoFrustration.
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