Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Arifa Momtaz Begum, Jinamoni Saikia and Tulika Borah

Abstract:
Identifying, controlling and managing highly aggressive behavior and its ill effect on school going adolescents have not yet been a major focus of education system in India. Hence, the present study was undertaken to identify the types and level of aggression of adolescents and intervene them with mindful activities. The study was conducted in Sonitpur district of Assam during 2020-21. The sample (32 NOS) for the study was selected purposively from a population of 185 students belonging to IX^th (Ninth) standard of selected schools. A standardized questionnaire namely Direct & Indirect Aggression Scales developed by Bjorkqvist et al. (1992) was used to gather data from the peers of the respondent to find out the prevalence of aggression among adolescents. A Mindfulness-Based Intervention programmer was conducted to manage and regulate unpleasant emotions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that three types of aggression viz. physical, verbal and social were present among the respondents which were categorized as high, average and low. Physical and verbal aggressions were more frequently exhibited by the respondents as perceived by peers. A significant increase in the percentage of respondents in low level of aggression revealed that a large section of respondents abate the level of aggression considerably after intervention.