Stress as related to the personality adjustment of adolescents

The present study is conducted on 80 adolescents of class 9^th in Haridwar (Uttarakhand). The aim of the present study is to examine the level of stress and personality adjustment among male and female adolescents and also to see relationship between two variables (stress and personality adjustment) and to examine the difference between male and female adolescents in terms of stress and personality adjustment. The incidental sampling technique is used to select 40 male 40 female adolescents from different schools. Students stress scale (s. s. scale) and Personality Adjustment Inventory (PAI) are used to see the magnitude of stress and personality adjustment. In the present study correlational design is employed. For analyzing relationship Pearson correlation is used and for testing difference, t-test is employed on SPSS. Findings of the study revealed that stress and personality adjustment are correlated significantly among adolescents. And it was also found that male and female adolescents differ significantly in terms of stress and the personality adjustment.