A Comparative Study of Resilience and Distress Tolerance Amongst UG And PG Students

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between resilience and distress tolerance amongst the undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students. A sample of 106 including both UG and PG students was collected from different states of India. The present study used correlational research design. The researcher used non probability purposive sampling technique. The tools that were used in this study were Nicholson Mcbride Resilience Questionnaire by Nicholson & Clark (2010) and Distress Tolerance Scale by Simon & Gaher (2005). Descriptive Statistics, Pearson Correlation and Independent Sample t-test was used for the analysis of the data. The findings indicated that there was significant relationship between resilience and distress tolerance. The results also indicated that there was no significant difference in resilience amongst UG and PG students, which shows that they have equal capability to bounce back from any life adversity. Also, it has been found that there was no significant difference in distress tolerance amongst UG and PG students, which also tends to indicate that both the groups had the equal amount of ability to withstand emotional and physical discomfort.