Relationship between Risk Taking Behaviour, Personality and Sensation Seeking Tendencies among N.C.C cadets
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Risk is taken out of sensation seeking and due to personality traits by youths, especially by those who are inclined towards defence services. To find the actuality, the study was conducted keeping the age factor in consideration, especially to know negative risk, if any. The study is conducted on 100 boys and girls in total, of Ist year and IInd year belonging to urban domicile. A survey of public and private college students (aged 16-19) reveals that there is significant relation between personality and sensation seeking. In addition risk-taking is not found to be correlated to personality and sensation seeking.
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