Critical thinking as a correlate of stress management among rural adolescent girls

Abstract

Critical thinking is the ability to apply intelligent problem-solving techniques to a\rparticular situation. It means asking the right questions of the right people, listening\rto the responses and developing an approach to resolution that makes sense. The\rstudy investigates the effect of critical thinking on the management of stress. For the\rstudy 132 rural adolescent girls were selected from the Ludhiana district of Punjab.\rSelf structured tests on critical thinking and Stress Management have been used. The\rfindings revealed that correlation was significant in the post test scores of critical\rthinking and Stress Management. Thus, the study implies that educators and parents\rshould enhance the critical thinking of adolescent so that they manage their stresssuccessfully.