PREVALENCE OF PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SELECTED FACTORS AMONG ADOLESCENTS OF SELECTED HIGH SCHOOLS OF RURAL AND URBAN AREA OF WEST BENGAL

Author Name: Somedutta Sarkar

Volume/Issue: 03/07

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2022-88789429/UIJIR

Affiliation:

Clinical Instructor, West Bengal Govt. College of Nursing, S.S.K.M Hospital Campus, West Bengal, India

ABSTRACT

Taking risks, testing limits and pushing boundaries are often part of adolescent life. Sometimes this can involve antisocial behaviour. If we take a very broad definition, virtually everyone does something that could be described as antisocial at some point in their lives, and this point is often within the second decade between the ages of 10 and 20 years.[3]. Hence a comparative survey was undertaken to assess prevalence of psychopathic personality traits and its relationship with selected factors among adolescents of selected high schools of rural and urban area of West Bengal. The study was based on non experimental survey approach and comparative survey design. Total 228 participants were selected by – non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Validated and standardized tool were used i.e. semi-structured questionnaire for demographic variable and for assessment of psychopathic personality trait Youth Psychopathic Inventory(YPI) by Prof. Henrik Andershed, which is self report instrument. On the basis of the findings of the present study it can be concluded that the prevalence of Psychopathic personality trait in rural area is 44.9% and in urban area is 50%. The traits are significantly higher in urban areas than rural areas. There is also association found between several demographic factors like age, sex, monthly pocket money, family type, relationship of parent, relationship with parent, presence of addiction in family and psychopathic trait in rural and urban areas. Association found between psychopathic trait and mothers occupation in urban area.

Key words: Adolescents, Psychopathic Personality Trait, Youth Psychopathic Inventory.