Correlation Between Psychosocial Competence And Peer Group Influence Among Higher Secondary Students

Abstract

In this study, an attempt has been made to study the correlation between Psychosocial Competence and Peer Group Influence  among Higher Secondary Students. The Psychosocial Competence Scale (PCS) and Peer Group Influence Inventory (PGII)are constructed and validated by the investigator and research supervisor (2024), were used to collect the data from a sample of 300 higher secondary school students studying in Kallakurchi and Villupuram District of Tamilnadu State in India. The survey method had been followed and simple random sampling technique was used in administration of the research tools. The result of the analysis reveals that the average level of psychosocial competence and peer group influence of higher secondary students, there is significant difference in the  locality of the school and type of management of higher secondary students with respect to their Psychosocial Competence and Peer Group Influence, there is no significant difference in the  type of family of higher secondary students with respect to their Psychosocial Competence and Peer Group influence, there is significant and positive relationship between psychosocial competence and Peer Group Influence of higher secondary students.