• Nidhi Chakravarti

The present study attempts to study the differences of coping strategies used by different age groups. To analyze these differences, the sample taken was of males-females of adolescents, adult, & old age. High-low groups of hardiness and of social support were also compared in these different age groups. The tools used for coping was the Coping Strategies Inventory (Tobin), which has separate scales for engagement coping and disengagement coping as well as for problem-focused & emotion-focused coping. Hardiness, & social support were assessed by Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-ii, Sinclair & Oliver), and Social Provision Scale (Cutrona & Russell) respectively. The results show that there is a significant age difference in disengagement coping with old age being the lowest but there is no difference among the three age groups in engagement coping. Disengagement coping is significantly different in high-low social support groups, with high social support group being lower only for adolescents and adults. For all the age groups engagement coping as well as problem-focused coping has been found to be significantly different between high-low hardiness and social support, but emotion-focused coping has been found to be significantly different only for adolescents and old age group (between high-low hardiness and social support levels).

Age differences, Engagement coping, Disengagement coping, Problem-focused coping, Emotion-focused coping, Hardiness, Social support.

"Age Related Implications For Different Forms Of Coping.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.560-565, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806768.pdf

"Age Related Implications For Different Forms Of Coping.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp560-565, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806768.pdf