Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Level of Stress among Adolescents and SocioPersonal Correlates

Rajni Rana, Shanti Balda, Nomita Punia

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 The present study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state. The sample comprised of 160, 14–16 years old rural and urban adolescents studying in 9th and 10th classes. This sample included 80 adolescent boys and 80 adolescent girls. These adolescents were selected from two rural and two urban Govt. High Schools. The stress among adolescents was assessed using Stress Scale developed by Lakshmi and Narain (2008). The scale has 40 items and measures four dimensions of stress: pressure, physical stress, anxiety and frustration and overall stress. Three levels of stress in different dimensions and overall stress– high, moderate and low were computed on the basis of standards given in the scale. Results of the present study revealed that majority of adolescents experienced moderate level of overall stress. Stress among adolescents was negatively correlated with socio–personal variables. Adolescents who had less educated parents, lower family income, belonged to small families and lower caste were more likely to experience stress. Adolescents who achieved poor in academics were also more likely to experience stress.

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Rajni Rana, Shanti Balda, Nomita Punia Level of Stress among Adolescents and SocioPersonal Correlates International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 8 |August 2016

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