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A Descriptive Co-relation Study to Assess the Stress and Coping Among Adolescents of Alcoholic Parents in Selected Community Area, Namakkal District

P. Padmavathi

Abstract


Background: India is one of the largest producers of alcohol in the world, and there has been a continuous increase in its production over the last 15 years, according to the new statistics. The statistics show that alcoholism increases suicidal tendencies, incidents of domestic violence, and affects the ability of a person to concentrate at work. Objectives: Co–relate stress and coping among adolescents of alcoholic parents. Design: Descriptive research design. Setting: Anna Nagar and Allinayakkanpalayam, Namakkal District. Participants: 40 adolescents fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling. Methods: Adolescent stress questionnaire and COPE Inventory Scale are used to collect the data from adolescents. Results: From the findings of the study, it can be concluded that the most of them were in the age group of 12–14 years, Hindus, joint family, had secondary education, daily wages, family income belongs to 5001–10,000, consuming alcohol for above 6 years, and had history of parents. Most (68%) of them have high stress and most (55%) of them were moderate coping. The stress mean score was (221.8 ± 7.31), which is 79%, and the coping score was (24.3 ± 8.01), which is 44%. Co-relation between stress and coping scores has (0.63) highly positive relationship between these variables. No significant association between the stress and coping scores of adolescents when compared to demographic variables. Conclusion: The aim of the study was to assess the stress and coping among adolescents. It was found that there is a positive co-relation between stress and coping.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijnn.v4i2.741

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