Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology
July 2010, Vol.36, No.2, 215-223
The Learnt Factors in Stress: The Role of Family Environment
Anita Sharma, Jagriti and Dalip Malhotra
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
ABSTRACT
The present study examined the role of family environment in stress and anxiety of adolescents. The sample of 200 adolescents (100 male and 100 female) from Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh. Step-wise regression analysis was done to find out the main predictors of adolescents' stress and anxiety. The main findings point to the following facts: (i) In females sample, conflict (+), expressiveness (-), cohesion (-) and achievement orientation (+) have significantly contributed 32% of variance in state anxiety collectively, whereas, in trait anxiety, organization (-), conflict {+) and control (+) have turned out to be the significant predictors contributing 20% of variance in totality, (ii) On psycho-social stress, conflict (+), moral religious emphasis (-), control (+) and organization (-) have contributed 48% significant variance in females sample, whereas, on life-events stress only cohesion (-) and moral religious emphasis (-) have significantly contributed 36% of variance. In males sample, cohesion (-), conflict (+) and independence (+) are the significant predictors of state anxiety as these variables have collectively shown 31% of variance, whereas, in trait anxiety, conflict (+), control (+) and organization (-) have explained 23% of significant variance, (iii) On psycho-social stress, conflict (+) moral-religious emphasis (-) and organization (-) are the significant predictors showing 21% of Variance and in life events stress, cohesion (-), moral-religious emphasis (-) and organization (-) are the significant predictors contributing 36% of variance in totality, (iv) The results further reveal the commonness of conflict and cohesion in predicting the anxiety and stress of adolescents.
Keywords: Family environment, Stress, Anxiety, Gender
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