Coping Strategies as a Function of Gender and Educational Level of Public and Private University Students
COPING STRATEGIES AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
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Running Head: COPING STRATEGIES AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
Coping Strategies as a Function of Gender and Educational Level of Public and Private University Students
A project is submitted to the Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.
Submitted By Md. Humayun Kabir Exam Roll: 1701 Registration no HA- 1605 Session: 2007-2008 Department of psychology University of Dhaka
Project supervisor
Dr. Mahfuza Khanam Professor Department of Psychology University of Dhaka
COPING STRATEGIES AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
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Abstract
This study investigated the differences in the coping strategies adopted by male and female first year and fourth year students of public and private university. A total number of 120 students (60 male and 60 female), where 60 from public university and 60 from private university, age ranging from 17 to 23 years were selected as sample. Non-probability sampling technique and purposive field survey were used for collecting data. The Bangla version of the “Coping Scale” (Huque, 2004) was used for assessing coping strategies. Results revealed significant differences between males and females in terms of engagement in both adaptive and non-adaptive coping strategies. In addition, educational level and university type had no effect on adaptive coping but had significant effect on non-adaptive coping strategies.
COPING STRATEGIES AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
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Introduction
Many of us break down if they going get tough enough. We face many stresses, ranging from mild to intense. Although we all talk about stress, it often isn't clear what stress is really about. Many people consider stress to be something that happens to them, an event such as an injury or a promotion. Others think that stress is what
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Running Head: COPING STRATEGIES AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
Coping Strategies as a Function of Gender and Educational Level of Public and Private University Students
A project is submitted to the Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.
Submitted By Md. Humayun Kabir Exam Roll: 1701 Registration no HA- 1605 Session: 2007-2008 Department of psychology University of Dhaka
Project supervisor
Dr. Mahfuza Khanam Professor Department of Psychology University of Dhaka
COPING STRATEGIES AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
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Abstract
This study investigated the differences in the coping strategies adopted by male and female first year and fourth year students of public and private university. A total number of 120 students (60 male and 60 female), where 60 from public university and 60 from private university, age ranging from 17 to 23 years were selected as sample. Non-probability sampling technique and purposive field survey were used for collecting data. The Bangla version of the “Coping Scale” (Huque, 2004) was used for assessing coping strategies. Results revealed significant differences between males and females in terms of engagement in both adaptive and non-adaptive coping strategies. In addition, educational level and university type had no effect on adaptive coping but had significant effect on non-adaptive coping strategies.
COPING STRATEGIES AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
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Introduction
Many of us break down if they going get tough enough. We face many stresses, ranging from mild to intense. Although we all talk about stress, it often isn't clear what stress is really about. Many people consider stress to be something that happens to them, an event such as an injury or a promotion. Others think that stress is what