A comparative study on Sources of stress between genders among children aged through 14 to 19 years

Rekha; Gauri Chakraborty; Shivam Thapa

doi:10.60081/SSHA.3.1.2025.403-412

Authors

Rekha Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Delhi https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5982-051X
Gauri Chakraborty Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Delhi https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9575-4744
Shivam Thapa Senior Research fellow, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Delhi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-9046

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60081/SSHA.3.1.2025.403-412

Keywords:

Stress, Adolescents, Gender, Meaningless thoughts, Irritability

Abstract

Purpose: Stress is pervasive in the present time. If an individual is unable to manage stressful situations, then it can lead to Depression and Anxiety, preferably when it comes to adolescents. Every teenager has a distinct way of responding to stress. The Present study compared sources of Stress between genders among children aged through 14 to 19 years. Method: 150 Boys and 150 Girls were selected to assess the data. “THE STRESS SCALE,” developed by Puri Prerna et al., 2011, was used as a tool. A t-test was used for statistical analysis. Result: The result revealed that in seven out of ten sources of stress, such as “Generalized stress, Career and academic stress, Stress prone tendencies, Irritability, Low level of stress management skills, Meaningless thoughts and Physical symptoms of stress” Girls have higher levels of significant difference less than p<0.05. The result also shows that there is no significant difference between variables “Negative mood states and Apprehensive behavior”. The result also revealed that there was no mean difference between boys and girls in the variable “Easy-going personality”. Conclusion. Overall, Girls are more stressed than Boys. stress can be an emerging problem for adolescents. There should be a prompt for stress management techniques for adolescent girls and boys.

Author Biographies

Rekha, Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Delhi

rekhabajaj337@gmail.com
Gauri Chakraborty, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Delhi

gaurichakraborty12@gmail.com
Shivam Thapa, Senior Research fellow, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Delhi

thapa.shivam12@gmail.com

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