PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND GRIT AMONG CRIMINALS AND NON-CRIMINALS

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess and compare the pro-social behavior and grit among criminals and non criminals. Convicted criminal inmates from a jail situated at New Delhi, India were taken as population for criminals and non-criminals were also taken from the same region of New Delhi. From the selected population of criminals and non-criminals, two samples of 50 criminals and 50 non-criminals were taken by using purposive sampling technique. Selected subjects were tested for their tendencies of pro-social behavior and Grit by using questionnaire method. Collected data was analyzed with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics. Finding of research revealed that there was positive but insignificant relationship between the psychosocial tendencies of Pro-social Behavior and Grit among criminals and non-criminals. Key Words: Pro-social Behavior, Grit, Criminals and Non-Criminals.