Impulsive Attitude: An Empirical Study on College Students

By : Preeti Nakhat, Urja Jobanputra

Page No: 619-627

Abstract
The objective of the study is to know the level of impulsiveness of students studying in a graduate program. Impulsive behaviour is a mental reaction seen in people who react without preparation. Impulsiveness can be a personality trait or a major disorder component. The objective is to determine whether socio-demographic factors such as the environment, gender, and age affect the impulsive behaviour of students. This research studies the impulsiveness of college students and how they react to different situations such as someone screaming at them or suddenly getting money. A total of 246 undergraduate students completed Dr. S. N. Rai and Dr. Alka Sharma’s questionnaire “Impulsive Scale.” Further analyses were carried out with regard to the socio-demographics. This study gives an idea of how to deal with undergraduate students. The results show that over 40% of students are moderately impulsive, which is acceptable. Only 0.8% of students were very high impulsive and 0.8% are very low impulsive. We also found, that students studying in the undergraduate program, whether with or away from their parents, have average or moderate impulsivity. The researchers strongly feel that the students of other states can also be considered while studying the behaviour. Students pursuing a different degree of studies such as under graduation, post-graduation, doctoral, etc. can be compared and their impulsiveness can be a comparative analysis.

Authors :
Urja Jobanputra : Student, BA/BBA – School of Liberal Studies, PDPU, India.
Preeti Nakhat : Assistant Professor Psychology – United World School of Liberal Arts & Mass Communication, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2020.15.02.23