Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices
A study was conducted in the North eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India to analyze the possible impact of the psychological antecedents of attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices(IWPs) among the farming community. Two hundred and nine farmers were selected at random from ten blocks...
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| author | Narayanan Jayakumar M Sundaramari D Puthira Prathap |
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| description | A study was conducted in the North eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India to analyze the possible impact of the psychological antecedents of attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices(IWPs) among the farming community. Two hundred and nine farmers were selected at random from ten blocks in three districts of the state. Their psychological characteristics and attitude towards IWPs were assessed. The mean attitude score and the mean attitude index were analysed. The highest variable index was found in the case of Progressivism and Traditionalism, followed by Self-Reliance. Environmental orientation and Decision making ability had a positive and highly significant relationship while Scientific Orientation had a negative and highly significant relationship with attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b238f7e6c39467fb4671e5d626402722022-12-22T03:33:05ZengExtension Education SocietyJournal of Extension Education0971-31232456-12822017-09-0128310.26725/JEE.2016.3.28.5680-568786Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland PracticesNarayanan Jayakumar0M Sundaramari1D Puthira Prathap2Adhiparasakthi Agricultural CollegeGandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram - 624 302ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding InstituteA study was conducted in the North eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India to analyze the possible impact of the psychological antecedents of attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices(IWPs) among the farming community. Two hundred and nine farmers were selected at random from ten blocks in three districts of the state. Their psychological characteristics and attitude towards IWPs were assessed. The mean attitude score and the mean attitude index were analysed. The highest variable index was found in the case of Progressivism and Traditionalism, followed by Self-Reliance. Environmental orientation and Decision making ability had a positive and highly significant relationship while Scientific Orientation had a negative and highly significant relationship with attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices.https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/162Indigenous Wetland PracticesPsychological antecedentsAttitudeIndia |
| spellingShingle | Narayanan Jayakumar M Sundaramari D Puthira Prathap Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices Journal of Extension Education Indigenous Wetland Practices Psychological antecedents Attitude India |
| title | Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices |
| title_full | Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices |
| title_short | Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices |
| title_sort | exploring the psychological antecedents of attitude towards indigenous wetland practices |
| topic | Indigenous Wetland Practices Psychological antecedents Attitude India |
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