IMPACT OF LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND GENDER ON ANASAKTI (NON-ATTACHMENT) OF MIDDLE AGE ADULTS

The purpose of the present research was to study the effect of level of education and gender on Anasakti (non-attachment) of middle age adults. The sample for the study consisted of 150 male and female subjects belonging to medium socio-economic status. These subjects were taken from Baraut city. These subjects consisted of three groups of levels of education, i.e.; higher education (graduates, 50 Ss) middle education (8th to 10th std. 50 Ss), and low education (5th std. 50 Ss) each group of the educational level consisted of two gender groups, i.e., male and female with 25 Ss in each cell. The present study used a 3x2 factorial design for the accomplishment of the research. The Anasakti scale constructed by Pandey was used for data collection. Obtain data were analyzed by Mean, SD, and ANOVA. Results indicated that level of education and gender was found to be significantly effective on Anasakti (Non-Attachment) of middle-aged adults and the interaction between level of education and gender was not significantly effective on Anasakti. The results were discussed in light of previous empirical research conclusions and theoretical orientation in the area of variables under study