Lifestyle Practices and Stress among School Adolescents in Delhi

Bhaskar Khobraji Watode; Jugal Kishore; Sudhir Gupta

Bhaskar Khobraji Watode Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Teerthanker Mahavir Medical College, TMU, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. 2Professor and Head, Dept. of https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6081-4861
Jugal Kishore Professor and Head, Dept. of Community Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
Sudhir Gupta Professor and Head, Dept. of Community Medicine, Teerthanker Mahavir Medical College, TMU, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Keywords: Lifestyle Practices, Adolescent Stress, Perceived Stress Scale, Coping Strategy

Abstract

Background: Stress is now seen as a â€œlifestyle crisisâ€ and affects any and every individual regardless of the stage of life they are in. It needs to be managed through life style modification.

Objectives: To determinegender differences among lifestyle practices,the relationships among perceived stress and different lifestyle practices, and effective life style practices (coping strategies) to manage stress.

Methodology: It is school based cross-sectional study, conducted among adolescents of two conveniently selected schools of Delhi from March 2012 to Jan 2013. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used for the data collection. Statistical analysis was done using percentage, chi-square test, ANOVA test.

Results: Out of 397 students participated in the study 15.4% and 16.6% students indulged in daily consumption of carbonated drinks and tea/coffee respectively. Marginally higher perceived stress score obtained among students associated with daily consumption of beverages. 28.4%, 3% and 4.5% students engaged in daily physical exercise, meditation and yoga respectively. Lower perceived stress scores obtained among students with daily practice of physical exercise and yoga.

Conclusion: Consumption of beverages is high among adolescent males. Insufficient physical activity is high among adolescents especially females. Physical exercise and yoga practices found to be associated with lower stress among adolescents.

How to cite this article:
Watode BK, Kishore J, Gupta S. Lifestyle Practices and Stress among School Adolescents in Delhi. Ind J Youth Adol Health 2019; 6(2): 14-19.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.201909

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