Stressors of Academic Stress - A Study on Pre-University Students

Abstract

Academic stress among college students has been a topic of interest for many years. College students experience high stress due to various stressors. When stress is perceived negatively or becomes excessive, it can affect both health and academic performance. The study was conducted to know the stressors of academic stress among pre-university students. The sample consisted of 360 pre-university students of both boys and girls drawn using random sampling method from four co-educational colleges.Study Habits Schedule was developed by combining relevant items selected from the Study involvement inventory development and study problems schedule developed by combining relevant items from student problems and adjustment inventory developed and student personal problems developed were the scales used to collect the data from students. The results showed that high aspiration, poor study habits, more study problems, change in medium of instruction and low socio-economic conditions are the factors responsible for to academic stress and become stressors for stress among selected respondents

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