EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR AND ITS PREVENTION AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED P. U. COLLEGES AT VIJAYAPUR

Background: Approximately 20% of the population in India consists of adolescents. Adolescence can be defined as a developmental period that serves as a bridge between childhood and maturity. The current stage of growth and development is characterized by a state of vulnerability. Methodology: A quantitative approach with pre experimental one group pretest post test design was adopted for the study. The samples from the selected PU colleges of Vijaypura district were selected using convenient sampling technique. The sample consisted of 60 PU college students. The tools used for data collection was knowledge questionnaire. Results: The study result reveal that, pre tests knowledge score mean was 20.4 and mean post tests score was 26.5. In pretest 8(13.3%) of Adolescents were had Inadequate Knowledge, 42(70.0%) of them were had Moderate Knowledge and 10(16.7%) of them were had Adequate Knowledge and in post test 12(20.0%) of them were had Moderate Knowledge and 48(80.0%) of them were had Adequate Knowledge.A significant difference will be found between the pre test and post test knowledge scores of the adolescents regarding Aggression behaviour and its prevention at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion:Self instructional module improved the knowledge level of the participants. Since a very few studies have been conducted regarding this topic in India, so the nurse researcher can take further studies on the same topic.