 
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"background: white; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; font-size: 12pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\">Resiliency is the ability to bounce back or cope well in the face of adversity.An adolescent who is resilient has an advantage when it comes to meeting the challenges and responsibilities of adulthood, even if he or she has experienced extreme circumstances.</span><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\'; font-size: 12pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\">In order to understand the significance of resilience factors in coping with risk factors, several studies have focused their attention on the influence that individual characteristics such as age and gender have on individual&rsquo;s ability to cope with risk factors within their environment.Most studies of developmental change have found that increases in individual resilience factors such as self-esteem are age-dependent among children and adolescents (aged 5 to 17 years) (Bolognini, Plancherel, Bettwshart, &amp;Halfon, 1996; Frost &amp;McKelvie, 2004; Watkins, Dong, &amp; Xia, 1997). Prior studies indicate that gender has a notable effect on a child&rsquo;s coping strategies but few studies have examined age and gender differences in resilience in school going adolescents. The purpose of this research was to examine age and gender differences in resilience among school going adolescents. A sample of 300 students was taken for the study. <em><span style=\"background: white; font-style: normal;\">Bharathiar University Resilience Scale was used to measure resilience .The result and implication of the study will be discussed.</span></em></span></p>
 