Psychological Hardiness and Comorbid Mental Health Problems among Rural Adolescents

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dc.contributor.advisorKang, Tejpreet Kaur
dc.contributor.authorPriyanka
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T10:20:35Z
dc.date.available2024-01-04T10:20:35Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPsychological hardiness is a personality construct that act as a buffer against stressful situations of life. The present study was conducted to find out the relationship between psychological hardiness and comorbid mental health problems among rural adolescents. The study was based on a sample of 240 adolescents (i.e., 120 boys and 120 girls) in the age range of 16-18 years. The sample was randomly selected from four government schools selected from the rural area of Hisar district of Haryana. To collect data regarding the demographic profile of adolescents a self-structured general information sheet was used. Hardiness Scale (HARDY) by Bartone (1989) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) were employed to access the level of psychological hardiness and comorbid mental health problems among adolescents. Findings revealed significant gender-wise differences in psychological hardiness among adolescents. Boys were found to be highly committed and hardy as compared to their counterparts. Significant gender differences were also found in the level of comorbid mental health problems. Girls were found more stressed, anxious and depressed than boys. Results revealed significant grade-wise differences in psychological hardiness and comorbid mental health problems. 11th grade adolescents were found to be more committed, challenging, controlled and had a high level of overall psychological hardiness as compared to 12th grade adolescents. In the case of comorbid mental health problems, outcomes showed that 12th grade adolescents were more depressed and had more comorbid mental health problems. Father’s education and occupation were found significantly associated with psychological hardiness among adolescents. A significant association was also observed between number of siblings and comorbid mental health problems. Psychological hardiness was found to be negatively correlated with all the dimensions of comorbid mental health problems so it can be concluded that psychological hardiness is a powerful predictor of mental health.
dc.identifier.citationPriyanka (2022). Psychological Hardiness and Comorbid Mental Health Problems among Rural Adolescents (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810205649
dc.keywordsPsychological hardiness
dc.keywordsComorbid
dc.keywordsAdolescents.
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages86
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University
dc.research.problemPsychological Hardiness and Comorbid Mental Health Problems among Rural Adolescents
dc.subHuman Development and family studies
dc.themePsychological Hardiness and Comorbid Mental Health Problems among Rural Adolescents
dc.these.typeM.Sc
dc.titlePsychological Hardiness and Comorbid Mental Health Problems among Rural Adolescents
dc.typeThesis
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