Juniper Publishers- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Abstract Leadership (Ld) is the ability to direct and control the attitude or actions of others. This is especially true when this person exhibits such influence on a group. High Leadership (Ld) individuals usually occupy such positions in a group that commands a certain authority or potential for controlling the behaviour of this group. Low scoring individuals are undependable, obstructive and prefer to be sound followers. They are group dependent and impatient and are likely to escape when faced with responsibility. Self Control may be treated as the ability to bind anxiety. High scoring individuals generally have strong control over emotional life and behaviour in general. The high Self Control person shows socially approved character responses, behaviour control, persistence, foresight, considerateness of others and conscientiousness. Low Self Control (Sc) is major contri...

JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Abstract The purpose of the present study was to assess the level of aggression and self esteem among teenagers. The study consists 70 participants (Boys 35 and Girls 35) selected randomly from Annamalai University. Aggression Questionnaire (1992) developed by Buss Perry and Rosenberg Self Esteem Questionnaire were used for the assessment. For statistical analysis mean, standard deviation and student’s t-test were used. The results revealed that boys are more aggressive than girls; also girls have poor self esteem than boys. Further significant mean difference is found between boys and girls with respect to aggression and self esteem respectively. Keywords: Aggression; Self esteem; Gender; Teen age Introduction Aggression may be defined as the energetic assault on animate or inanimate objects for a purpose. Aggression is always as...