Career Related Stress among Adolescents

Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental development that occurs between childhood and adulthood. This transitional involves biological, social and psychological change . Choosing a right career during adolescence is very important. Career development and career plans in adolescence are related to both mental and physical health and can have long-term outcomes. The study Career Related Stress among Adolescent was undertaken purposively in Faizabad city of Uttar Pradesh state. The study was conducted on a sample of 100 adolescent, which are randomly selected for the study. The major objectives were :- . To Check and analyze level of career related stress among adolescent. . To Check and analyze the factors responsible for career related stress among adolescent. . To analyze various stress reducing strategies adapted by adolescent. In the process of investigation, a Scale of Vocational Stress( SVC, from Bisht Battery of Stress Scale ), and a stress coping strategy scale were used. Results highlight that most of the adolescent respondents experienced moderate stress followed by low level of stress and high level of stress. Most of the adolescents adopted moderate to low level of negative coping styles and moderate to high levels of positive coping strategies.