Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 9 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 143-148
Assessing the Stress & Coping Strategies Regarding Pubertal Changes among Female School Children in Bangalore
Jenita Khwairakpam1, Asha Andrews 2
1Consultant - Maternal Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), New Delhi.
2Professor, Florence College of Nursing, Bangalore
Corresponding Author: Jenita Khwairakpam
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Adolescence is a period of life between the onset of puberty and a full commitment to an adult social role. During this transition period dramatic physical, cognitive, psychosocial and psychosexual changes take place that are exciting and at the same time frightening. The aim of the study was to assess the stress and coping strategies of female school children regarding pubertal changes.
Materials and methods: A descriptive survey design was selected for the study among 100 female school children from selected urban schools at Bangalore, Karnataka. A non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples for the study. A stress rating scale and coping strategies rating scale was used to collect data from the subjects.
Results: In the stress score, 74% of the samples experienced high level of stress and regarding coping strategies, 50% of the samples had moderately coped to overcome the stress related to pubertal changes. A significant association was found between stress and age of female school children, education of the mother, occupation of the mother, monthly family income, number of siblings and information received regarding pubertal changes.
Conclusion: The study concluded that female school children have stress regarding pubertal changes and the samples used more positive coping strategies compared to negative coping strategies regarding pubertal changes.
Key words: Pubertal changes, female school children, stress, coping strategies