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Comparative Study of Stress Between Male and Female School Going Adolescents


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The purpose of this study was to compare stress level in male and female adolescents out of total sample of 100 adolescents (50 male & 50 female). Stress test comprising dimensions of stress of home life. Stress of school performance, stress of school attendance, stress of romantic relationship. Stress of peer pressure. Stress of teacher interaction, stress of future uncertainty. Stress of school / leisure conflict. Stress of financial pressure. Stress of emerging adult was used. All the participants considered in study were from several government and private schools ofDurg district (C.G.) India. The data was analysed using Mann-Whitney U test. The main findings showed that female adolescents significantly showed more stress in school performance, teacher interaction. Stress of school / leisure conflict and peer pressure than male adolescents. Male adolescents showed significantly more stress in stress of romantic relationship than female adolescents.

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School Performance, School Attendance, Romantic Relationships, Adolescent, Stress.
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Authors

Swati Shrivastava
School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Priyamvada Shrivastava
School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to compare stress level in male and female adolescents out of total sample of 100 adolescents (50 male & 50 female). Stress test comprising dimensions of stress of home life. Stress of school performance, stress of school attendance, stress of romantic relationship. Stress of peer pressure. Stress of teacher interaction, stress of future uncertainty. Stress of school / leisure conflict. Stress of financial pressure. Stress of emerging adult was used. All the participants considered in study were from several government and private schools ofDurg district (C.G.) India. The data was analysed using Mann-Whitney U test. The main findings showed that female adolescents significantly showed more stress in school performance, teacher interaction. Stress of school / leisure conflict and peer pressure than male adolescents. Male adolescents showed significantly more stress in stress of romantic relationship than female adolescents.

Keywords


School Performance, School Attendance, Romantic Relationships, Adolescent, Stress.

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