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Trivedi, Suman
- Personality, Stress and Coping in Indian Adolescents:A Correlation Model
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1 Department of Psychology, Mithibai College of Arts, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Delhi Public School, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, IN
1 Department of Psychology, Mithibai College of Arts, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Delhi Public School, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, IN
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Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol 8, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 392-400Abstract
Adolescents confront several stressors in their environment, and the distressing events trigger physical and mental illnesses. Differences in their coping responses are partly controlled by personality; partly influenced by social observation. This study examines a correlational model between personality, stress and coping strategies in 154 school-going, upper-economic strata children in a private school of Ahmedabad. Bi-variate correlations and t-test analysis reveal significant correlations between personality traits and stress. Findings report that extrovert and conscientious personalities experience least stress; however the former prefers problem-focused coping while the latter prefers emotion-focused coping. Personalities high on neuroticism experience high stress, with no gender difference and report no significant preference for a specific coping strategy. While no gender difference is reported in the experience of stress, there is a gender difference between their choice of coping styles. Males have reported a mixed preference of problem and emotion focused coping while females indicate preference for emotion-focused coping largely. Implications for adolescent mental health practitioners and scope for further research is discussed.Keywords
Stress, Adolescence, Personality, Coping, Stress and Coping, Indian Adolescents.
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