Open AccessA cross-sectional study on personality, coping strategies and quality of life of a single child and with siblings among undergraduate health profession students in Tamil Nadu
Author(s) -
Arumuganathan Shanmugavinayagam,
Ezhilarasi Panneerselvam,
H Gladius Jennifer,
Siva Ilango Thangaraju,
V Sethumadhavan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_46_20
Subject(s) - disengagement theory , psychology , personality , clinical psychology , coping (psychology) , extraversion and introversion , cross sectional study , socioeconomic status , tamil , big five personality traits , medicine , gerontology , social psychology , population , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , pathology
Over the years, there is an increase in the prevalence of single-child families due to the declining fertility rate, to improve socioeconomic status, and promotion of family planning policies. Studies from other countries revealed psychological issues in the single child; this study aims to determine the differences in personality, coping strategies, and quality of life (QOL) of single child and one among siblings group among undergraduate health professional students of an educational group in Tamil Nadu.