COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND STRESS AMONGORPHANS AND NORMAL ADOLESCENCE

Authors

  • Sreekanth.S M.A.Clinical Psychology, Nims University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
  • Dr.V.B.Verma Assistant Professor, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Nims University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Keywords:

Orphan, Adolescence, Psychological well-being, stress

Abstract

The present study aimed at comparing stress and psychological well-being among orphan and normal adolescence. In this study 80 samples were selected through accidental sampling, 40 are orphans and 40 normal adolescence. All sampleswere taken from orphan homes and schools ofAdilabadh district, Telanganastate.Stress and psychological well-being questionnaire were used for measuring the level of stress and psychological well-being of orphan and normal adolescence. t-test was used to analyze the data. Results shows that orphans are significantly more stressed and weakly performed in the areas of psychological wellbeing compared to normal adolescents.These results are significant at 0.05 level.

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15-05-2016

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Sreekanth.S, & Dr.V.B.Verma. (2016). COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND STRESS AMONGORPHANS AND NORMAL ADOLESCENCE. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 2(5). Retrieved from https://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/278

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Vol. 2 No. 5 (2016): MAY ISSUE, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH JOURNAL

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