Strategies to manage stress among youngsters

Pages: 644-647
Nidhi Chadha (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh)

In today’s era of multitasking and global competition, work lives mean hectic and pressured lifestyles, cause stress and even emotional burnout. All human beings do not possess the same degree of stress or pressure and the level and kind of stress constantly varies. Many a times, stress or anxiety depends on several factors such as occupation, family environment, friends, relatives, personal etc. Stress has becoming significantly with the result of dynamic social factors and changing needs of life styles. Thus, the present study explores the harmful effects of stress on our mental and physical health and provides suggestions for more effective stress management in terms of strategies that include changes in lifestyle, stress management techniques such as relaxation and exercise, and the use of music or humour as coping strategies.