Coping behaviours in economically disadvantaged hostel students in India

Pages: 215-217
V Kannappa Shetty (Department of Psychiatry, Abhaya Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka)
MAmeer Hamza (Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, 23Bengaluru, Karnataka)
Atiq Ahmed (Department of Social Work, Central University, Rajasthan)
Smitha Shirlal (Psychologist, Jeevitha Organization 45(NGO), Bangalore)
M Sanjeev Kumar (Centre for Disaster Management, NIMHANS, Bengaluru)

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.