Well - being of Adolescent : A Review on their Adolescent Stress, Adjustment Pattern and Coping Strategies

Authors

  • Preeti Yadav  Research Scholar Department of Home Science, Human Development Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India
  • Dr. Suvidha  Associate Professor Department of Home Science, Human Development Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India

Keywords:

Stress, Adjustment Pattern, Coping Strategies

Abstract

Through reviewing about 15 modern studies conducted both in India as well as Abroad related to the evaluation of stress, adjustment pattern and coping strategies among adolescent, it was found that stress has bad effect only but stress can have both positive as well as negative effects. Gender wise it was found that females having a higher level of perceived stress in comparison of males. Studies have revealed that major stressors included academic problem or pressures, their own thought or feelings, romantic relationships, social life, family issues or problem with parents, financial hardship, behavioral disengagement, environmental stress, and problem with peers, intrapersonal and interpersonal related stressor. Stressed children commonly show characters of emotional inability, aggressive behavior, shyness, social phobia and lack of interest in entertaining activities. Stresses can have considerable outcome on adolescent

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Preeti Yadav, Dr. Suvidha, " Well - being of Adolescent : A Review on their Adolescent Stress, Adjustment Pattern and Coping Strategies, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp.804-810, March-April-2019.