Research Artcle Copyright (c) 2018 Indian Journal of Youth & Adolescent Health (ISSN: 2349–2880) Indian Journal of Youth & Adolescent Health Volume 5, Issue1 - 2018, Pg. No. 43-46 Peer Reviewed & Open Access Journal Abstract Introducton: Aggression among youth is a major concern now-a-days as it is known to be linked with violent and criminal actvites in later life. There is a high prevalence of aggression reported among adolescents in the country. However, few studies are available based in rural parts of our country. Objectve: To fnd the prevalence and paterns of aggression among adolescents from rural areas. Methods: A cross-sectonal study was conducted among 300 students of 9th and 10th classes in three schools of Moga district of Punjab. Aggression was assessed using the Buss and Perry aggression questonnaire. Results: The prevalence of overall aggression came out to be 61.7% and nearly all forms of aggression had an equal prevalence, with physical aggression being the most common form. The overall prevalence of aggression was found to be signifcantly associated with younger age (<15 years), belonging to a nuclear family and the working status of mothers. Conclusion: Aggression among school adolescents is high and needs immediate atenton of school and health authorites. Keywords: Adolescents, Aggression, Physical aggression, Youth, Rural, Violence The Prevalence and Patterns of Aggression in School Adolescents in a Rural Area of Moga District of Punjab, India Ishan Garg 1 , Surabhi Sethi 2 , Jugal Kishore 3 1 Intern, 2 Senior Resident, 3 Director, Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical Collage and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. DOI: htps://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.201805 Introduction Aggression is a behavior aimed at causing physical or psychological pain to any living being. 1 Social learning through interactons in early childhood has been seen as a building block for levels of aggression, which plays a crucial role in the development of peer relatonships in middle childhood. 2 Overall, an interplay of biological, social, and environmental factors can be considered as contributor to the development of aggression. 3 Adolescents are ofen not able to cope with the drastc changes that take place in their physical and psychological health. Psychological problems in this period occur due to disturbed relatonships with parents, teachers, seniors and peers, scholastc backwardness compared to high expectaton, sexual experimentaton, and substance abuse. All these are ofen directly or indirectly associated with aggression as well as psychological morbidity. 1 Gender is a factor that plays a role in both human and animal aggression. Males are historically believed to be generally more physically aggressive than females from an early age. 4,5 The increasing crime rates and violent actvites of youth in India have made the researchers focus on aggression among youth. However, there is a paucity of studies that have Corresponding Author: Dr. Surabhi Sethi, Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical Collage and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. E-mail Id: drsurabhisethi@gmail.com Orcid Id: htps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8415-1065 How to cite this artcle: Garg I, Sethi S, Kishore J. The Prevalence and Paterns of Aggression in School Adolescents in a Rural Area of Moga District of Punjab, India. Ind J Youth Adol Health 2018; 5(1): 43-46.