2019, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Part A

author(s)
Ankita Lal and Dr. Malti Lodhi

abstract
Stress is an imbalance between environmental demands and adolescence’s coping resources that disrupts the equilibrium of the adolescence. In view the objective of the present study was quantitative, pre- experimental evaluative research approach (pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test). In the present study the target population consists of adolescent children age 14-17 years. The sample size was 100. The investigator adopted the purposive sampling technique. Assessment of pre-test perceived level of stress among adolescent was 0 (0%) adolescent had no stress, 6(6%) adolescents had mild stress, 73(73%) had moderate stress and 21 (21%) had severe stress. Assessment of post-test perceived level of stress among adolescent was 6(6%) adolescents had no stress, 79(79%) adolescents had mild stress, 11(11%) had moderate stress and 4 (4%) had severe stress. The mean score of pre-test perceived level of stress among adolescent was 43.92. The mean score of post-test perceived level of stress among adolescent was 28.04.The mean difference of perceived level of stress in pre-test and post-test was 15.88 with standard deviation in pre-test was 13.76 and post-test was 12.19 and calculated t-value was 1.92 Hence above finding concluded that relaxation therapy is effective in reducing perceived level of stress among adolescents.