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Subject: Family Resource Management × Author: Monika × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2019 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    An exploratory study on stress level among adolescents and coping mechanism
    (CCSHAU, 2019) Monika; Mehta, Manju
    Adolescence period begin between ages 13 and 19 years and it is the transitional phase from childhood to adulthood. Stress has become a predictable word in the fast turning technical word. Stress has been experienced by almost everyone in all segment of life. The stress was ominous in earlier period now it becomes a normal part of life. The objectives of study were to assess the level of stress among adolescents, to delineate the factors causing stress among the adolescents, to identify the coping mechanism adopted by the adolescents. The present study was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana state. Two government senior secondary schools and two private schools were randomly selected. The two government senior secondary schools were Government Senior Secondary School, Model Town and Government Senior Secondary School, Patel Nagar. The two private schools were New Yashoda Public School, Siddharth International School. 200 adolescents (25 girls and 25 boys) in the age group of 15 to 19 years were selected random from each school. Total sample comprised of 200 adolescents (100 girls and 100 boys). Level of stress was assessed by using the Student Stress Scale by Zaki Akthar (2011). Results revealed that in adolescent girls and boy's main reason of stress was way of living and academic factors. Girls were more stressed due to academic factors whereas cognitive stress was found more among boys. Adolescent's girls and boys experienced moderate level of stress due to stress causing factors. As per the student stress scale level of stress was below average in girls and moderate level in boys of government schools whereas in private school both girls and boys were having moderate level of stress. Adolescent boys experienced more stress as compared to girls. Confusion was the main stress symptoms among adolescents. Adolescents adopted the relaxation technique in the form of listening music and self distraction technique in the form of playing games, watching T.V.