Gender Difference in Personality of School Going Children Belongs to Different Socio-Economic Groups

This study aimed to investigate the differences in personality of boys and girls. A Sample of 300 school going children from different income groups families were selected purposively from the school of Lucknow city in U. P. They were tested individually for personality development with the help of CPQ personality scale of S. D Kapoor (1979) and other aspects were studied with the help of a pre-structured interview schedule. the significant value of t-test shows that a highly significant relationship found between gender and personality factors A, B, C, E, F, G, N and Q3 and no significant relationship found between gender and personality factor D, H, J, I, O and Q4. The mean values concluded that boys were more outgoing, participating and warm-hearted then girls. It was also found that girls were less emotionally stable and dominant than boys.