摘要：The study aimed to find out the coping strategies adopted by the adolescents to combat
corporal punishment at school. A sample of 200 adolescents both boys and girls (12-16 years) from coeducational
Government Senior Secondary Schools of Ludhiana city was studied. Data were collected
using Personal Information Sheet, a self structured Interview schedule relating to corporal punishment
and coping strategies adopted by the adolescents. Eighty one per cent of the adolescents reported to
have experienced varying intensities of corporal punishment at school; 9.50 per cent of them suffered
severe punishment. Adolescents adopted various coping strategies to combat punishment by the
teachers at school
