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Stress Tolerance, Altruistic Behaviour, And Level Of Aspiration Among Adolescent Students

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  • Golden Research Thoughts

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  • 2013

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To understand the psychological variables like stress tolerance, altruistic behaviour, and level of aspiration among adolescent students in the present world is unavoidable. This study further aimed to find the significant differences among the adolescent students based on sex, educational institution, and also on the three religious groups, namely Hindus, Christians, and Muslims for the study variables. Stratified sampling method was used to select the sample. The sample consisted of 105 adolescent students. The tools used for the study were Stress Tolerance Scale, Altruistic Behaviour Index, and Level of Aspiration Scale. The statistical techniques used were t test, one-way ANOVA, Duncan test, and Pearson product method of correlation. The results showed that there existed significant difference between male and female adolescent students, adolescent students studying in schools and colleges, and also among the different religious groups for the variables stress tolerance, altruistic behaviour, and level of aspiration. Significant relationships among the variables are also existed.
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