RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AT SECONDARY LEVEL

Abstract

This study was quantitative in nature and was conducted to find out the relationship between school environment and antisocial behavior in terms of opinions of both students and teachers. Survey method was adopted to use the collect of data. All students and teachers of secondary schools of Punjab were the population of this study. Convenience sampling was used to collect data from 400 students and 100 teachers. The questionnaire included items related to behaviors such as teaching involvement, physical aggression, work pressure, staff support, innovation, rule breaking and social aggression. Data was analyzed using SPSS and the results indicated that there was no significant difference between the mean scores of male and female teachers, and students. Different social behaviors become permanent characteristics of individuals and are significantly related to the school environment. The study recommended to the government and schools to adopt policies to prevent children from developing anti social behavior from an early age.