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Sanhitta J. Karmalkar ¹, Alpana Vaidya ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

Present study attempts to explore the effects of Classical Yoga Intervention (CYI) on the resilience of college students who migrate to cities from rural areas for the sake of education. Students in the study belonged to the age group of l6-18 years and were in their first year in the new city, Pune. They were pre-tested on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) (2003). Experimental and control group were equivalent on resilience before the intervention. Classical Yoga Intervention consisting of 40 sessions of Yoga was conducted on the experimental group. After 40 sessions, post testing was done. Differences in gain scores of experimental and control group on resilience were tested using independent 't' test. Results revealed that experimental group was significantly higher than the control group on factor 1 (t=-2.99, p=.00, factor 2 (t=-2.09, p=.04), factor 4 (t=-2.43, p=.02) and total score of resilience (t=-3.14,p=.00). Results showed that CYI has been helpful in enhancing students' resilience.

Keywords

Resilience, Yoga, Rural-To-Urban Migration.

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Sanhitta J. Karmalkar ¹, Alpana Vaidya ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

The central question addressed in the study is whether there are differences in resilience across gender and socio-economic classes among adolescents. To answer this question, 308 late adolescents between the age range of 16 to 18 years and who have migrated to Pune city for the purpose of education were included in the study. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD; RISC, 2003) developed by Kathryn Connor and Jonathan Davidson was used to measure resilience. Socio-economic status was measured using the Socio-Economic Status Scale (rural) by Dubey and Nigam (2005). Independent 't' test was used to analyze differences in resilience across gender and socio-economic groups. Results revealed that no significant differences on resilience were found between adolescent boys and girls and also between the socio-economic groups. Findings have been discussed in the light of relevant literature.

Keywords

Resilience, Rural-to-Urban Migrant Adolescents, Socio-Economic Status, Gender.

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