STRESS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR GENDER AND REGION OF RESIDENCE

Stress among adolescents is a topic of concern for educationalist and psychologist. Adolescents feel stress due to various factors including home and school environment. The present study was conducted to find out the stress felt by adolescents of different gender and region of residence. Objectives: The main objective of the study is to find out whether there is any significant difference between the adolescents of different gender, and region of residence with respect to stress. Hypotheses: 1.There is no significant difference between adolescent boys and girls with respect to stress 2.There is significant mean difference between rural and urban adolescents with respect to stress. Sample: Sample of the present study consist 100 students from different schools of Almora district. Tools: Dr. Zaki Akhatar's STUDENT STRESS SCALE SSS-AZ was used for data collection. Result: Results shows that there is no significant difference in stress experienced by adolescent boys and girls. Rural adolescent are also not significantly different with urban adolescents in experiencing stress.