Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the gender differences in perceived stress, perceived social support, self- esteem and adjustment of migrated students Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in India. A total of 211(male = 124 and female =87) students participated in the study and filled the questionnaires of perceived stress, perceived social support, self- esteem and adjustment. Independent sample ‘t’ was employed to test the differences. Results of the study show that there exist a significant gender difference in the scores of perceived stress, perceived social support, self- esteem and adjustment. Implications for school management, counsellor, teachers and hostel warden are discussed. Keywords: Gender differences, Perceived stress, Perceived social support, Self- esteem, Adjustment, Migrated students.