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Abstract
Understanding the reasons that make individuals behave in a certain manner and identifying the factors contributing for the explanation of (un)adaptive pathways throughout the life cycle has always been a focus of research in the individual differences domain. Especially in adolescence, comprehension of the factors influencing behaviour in normative contexts, such as school, is of uttermost importance. The present study sought to understand the personality traits of adolescents studying in government Elementary Schools and religious institutions (madrasas). The study also tried to find out whether gender and institutions are source of variation in the traits of personality amongst them or not. The study aimed at finding out the differences in the adolescents’ traits as being acquired by marginalized sections of Muslim community and other communities. For achieving the objectives Cattell’s HPSQ was administered on 804 students studying in two sets of institutions located in Indore and Bhopal divisions. For the study, descriptive method with quantitative approach was used. Results of the study revealed similarities as well as dissimilarities in the traits of the adolescent of the two sets of institutions. It was found that type of institutions has become a source of variation in most of the traits. On the Personality Traits C,D,E,F,G,H,I, J ,Q2 , Q3 and ‘Q4’ the type of institution is a source of variation give utterance to madrasa and government elementary school students differ significantly on the above traits. On the Personality Traits A,C,D,E,F,G,I, and O gender is a source of variation which articulate that girls and boys differ significantly on this count. The Personality Traits A,B,C,F,H,I,J,O, and Q4 having interaction effect of type of institutions and gender.