A STUDY OF LIFE SKILLS OF ADOLESCENTS WITH RESPECT TO GENDER, TYPE OF SCHOOL AND RESIDENTIAL BACKGROUND

This study was conducted to examine the effect of life skill on male and female adolescents studying in Government and Private Schools located in urban and rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. The sample of 1200 adolescents were randomly selected from government and private schools located in rural and urban areas of four districts HP. Data was collected by using Life Skill scale developed by the investigator. The data had been investigated utilizing descriptive statistics. The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference in life skills of adolescents with respect to gender (male and female) and residential background (urban and rural) but students from Government and Private school shows significant difference in their life skills. The investigator found that adolescents from Government school have more life skills as comparison to adolescents from Private school.