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Coping Behaviours in Economically Disadvantaged Hostel Students in India


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1 Department of Psychiatry, Abhaya Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Social Work, Central University, Rajasthan, India
4 Jeevitha Organization (NGO), Bangalore4, India
5 Centre for Disaster Management, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India
     

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To research relations of coping strategies between the under graduate and post graduate poor students. This research examined the coping styles in 80 economically disadvantaged adolescent students staying in free hostels in India. Substance use was found to be higher among post graduate students and the emotional support was found to be better among under graduate students when compared to other coping strategies. Economically disadvantaged students may find it difficult to use positive copings when they face a variety of different stressors during their higher education.

Keywords

Adolescent Students, Poverty, Coping, Higher Education And Mental Health.
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Authors

V. Kannappa Shetty
Department of Psychiatry, Abhaya Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
M. Ameer Hamza
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Atiq Ahmed
Department of Social Work, Central University, Rajasthan, India
Smitha Shirlal
Jeevitha Organization (NGO), Bangalore4, India
M. Sanjeev Kumar
Centre for Disaster Management, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India

Abstract


To research relations of coping strategies between the under graduate and post graduate poor students. This research examined the coping styles in 80 economically disadvantaged adolescent students staying in free hostels in India. Substance use was found to be higher among post graduate students and the emotional support was found to be better among under graduate students when compared to other coping strategies. Economically disadvantaged students may find it difficult to use positive copings when they face a variety of different stressors during their higher education.

Keywords


Adolescent Students, Poverty, Coping, Higher Education And Mental Health.