Abstract

The aim of present study was to know the difference between male and female adolescents on psychological hardiness among adolescents. The random sampling method was used in this study. The total sample consisted of 200 subjects out of which 100 were male adolescents and 100 were girls adolescents were from Kendriya Vidayalaya, Kankarbagh, Patna. Singh Psychological Hardiness Scale (SPHS) developed by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh (2007) used to measure psychological hardiness. The data were analysed using to ‘t’ test. The result showed that there is significant difference between male and female adolescents on psychological hardiness.

Highlights

  • The aim of present study was to know the difference between male and female adolescents on psychological hardiness among adolescents

  • According to WHO the age range of 10-19 years referred to the period of adolescence

  • WHO defines adolescents as person between 10-19 years of age and many studies through the world have adopted this age range as the standard the present study unless otherwise stated will conform to the WHO age range of 10-19 years when referring to adolescence

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Introduction

The aim of present study was to know the difference between male and female adolescents on psychological hardiness among adolescents. The theory of psychological hardiness represents a model composed of three factors identified as attitudes towards life; (a) Commitment: The belief that life has meaning and value; (b) Control: The belief that choices offer opportunities to influence individual outcomes and (c) Challenge: The belief that changes is inherent to adult life, making it interesting and engaging. To examine the extent of overall psychological hardiness dimension wise among male and female adolescents.

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