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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 5
First page : (502) Last page : (509)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-6993

A Study on Peer Relations Among Medical, Engineering and Agriculture Graduating Emerging Adults

Nayak, V. S.* and Yadav, V. S.

Department of Human Development and Family studies, College of Community Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: shiva.seetavijay10@gmail.com
Received: 2.07.2018 | Revised: 29.07.2018 | Accepted: 9.08.2018  

 ABSTRACT

A study on peer relations among medical, engineering and agriculture graduating emerging adults was carried out in Dharwad, Hubli and Ranibennur cities, Karnataka state. The sample for the study comprised of 659 graduating emerging adults among them 198 respondents from medical stream, 164 respondents from engineering stream and 297 respondents from agriculture streams were selected. General information schedule was used to collect background information and index of peer relations by Hudson was used to assess peer relations among graduating emerging adults. Socioeconomic status scale by Aggarwal et al. was used to collect socio economic background of the family.  Results revealed that there was significant association between subject stream and peer relations. Male graduating emerging adults had higher clinically significant peer relations problem than female graduating emerging adults. Higher per cent of the graduating emerging adults whose parents were illiterate had clinically significant peer relationship problems.

Key words: Emerging adults, Peer relations, Social intelligence, Subject stream.

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Cite this article: Nayak, V.S. and Yadav, V.S., A Study on Peer Relations Among Medical, Engineering and Agriculture Graduating Emerging Adults, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(5): 502-509 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6993