doi no.: 05-2016-44975451, DOI Link :: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2017-19795454/

 ^{Dr.B.Balakumaran1}

Affiliations:

¹                     Assistant Director of Physical Education, Anna University Sports Board, Anna University, Chennai – 25. Tamil Nadu, India

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present study was to find out the differences in selected psychological variables namely of Self Confidence, Self Esteem, Job Involvement and Job Satisfaction between Rural and Urban Working Men. To achieve the purpose of the study, the investigator selected thirty male subjects which consist of fifteen Labours of Tamil Nadu and fifteen labour of other States labours who were working in the firework factories in Sivakasi.  Their age ranged between 21 to 35 years.  The following variables namely Self Confidence, Self Esteem, Job Involvement and Job Satisfaction were selected for the study. They were tested with Standardise Questionnaire of  Hardy and Nelson (1992), Rosenberg’s, Ashok Pratap Singh (1989) and Dubey, B.L., Uppal K.K. and Verma, S.K. (1989) test respectively. The “t” ratio was used to analyze the collected data. From the analysis of data it was proved that there was significant difference between labours of Tamil Nadu and Other States in the variables namely Self Confidence, Self Esteem, Job Involvement and Job Satisfaction. Further the analysis shows that the labours from Tamil Nadu state were better in Self Confidence, Self Esteem and Job Satisfaction when compared to labours of Other State. But in Job Involvement labours from Other State were better when compared to labours of Tamil Nadu State.

Keywords: Self Confidence, Self Esteem, Job Involvement and Job Satisfaction, Labours, Fireworks Factories.

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