Resilience, Emotional Stability and Perceived Stress among 10th graders
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: In a day to day life we come across many hassles in our life and these hassles sometimes becomes stressors. Adolescence is a period of transitional stage with physical and psychological development wherein they face many such challenges and stressors. It depends on the individual ability, cognition and frame of life which help them to cope with stressors. The present study explores the relationship between resilience, emotional stability and perceived stress between boys and girls. Methodology: The participants 10th graders, boys and girls were administered three scales, Resilience scale by Wagnild and Young, Emotional stability scale by A. S. Patel and Perceived stress scale by Sheldon Cohen. The data was analyzed, using the t test and correlational coefficient. Results: A significant negative correlation was found between resilience and perceived stress (r = -.123) and for emotional stability and perceived stress (r = - 0.206). A significant positive correlation was found between resilience and emotional stability (r = 0.104). The t values indicate that there was no significant gender difference in resilience, emotional stability and perceived scores. The t values obtained for resilience, emotional stability and perceived stress scores of boys and girls having both parents working or single parent working did not indicate any significant difference. Conclusion: A significant negative correlation was found between resilience and perceived stress and for emotional stability and perceived stress. A significant positive correlation was found between resilience and emotional stability. There was no significant gender difference in the three variables and no difference in the three variables for boys and girls of single parent/both parents working.
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Shruti Chandelkar, Vidyadayani Shetty
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- EP ID EP606907
- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.6.2.2019.203-207
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