Peer-reviewed article
Psychosocial Problems of Adolescent Girls in Trichy District: AComprehensive Review
S RAJESWARI, K. MAHESWARI ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This review examines psychosocial problems faced by adolescent girls aged 10–19 years in Trichy district, Tamil Nadu, India. The girls experience discrimination, school stress, early marriage, body image concerns, mental health stigma, bullying, and cyberbullying that prevent healthy development. The review uses sociocultural, ecological, and feminist frameworks to understand the origins, symptoms, and consequences of these problems in the local context.
Key points
- Adolescent girls in Trichy face multiple interconnected psychosocial problems including discrimination and stigma
- Early marriage is identified as a significant issue affecting girls in the district
- Body image issues and concerns about physical appearance are documented problems
- Bullying and cyberbullying are prevalent challenges for these adolescents
- School-related stress is a major source of psychological difficulty
Limitations
This is a literature review rather than primary research, so it summarises existing knowledge but does not collect new data or measure outcomes directly. The document does not provide specific prevalence rates, demographic details, or evidence of intervention effectiveness.
Abstract
Adolescent girls from the Trichy district of Tamil Nadu encounter various types ofpsychosocial problems that do not allow them to develop holistically and psychologically andhinder their future progress (Balamurugan et al., 2024; Rajkumar et al., 2022). This reviewarticle assesses the current state of literature on the psychosocial problems of young girls aged10–19 years in this specific area. They are related to discrimination, stress at school, earlymarriage, body image issues, mental illness stigma, bullying, and cyberbullying. Through theutilization of sociocultural, ecological, and feminist theoretical frameworks, the origins,symptoms, and consequences of these problems are analyzed in relation to the uniquesociodemographic situation in the Trichy district.