Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Academic Stress and Its Management among the College Students

Debyani Roy Bhowmick

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 Stress is one of the most discussed topics in today’s era of increased globalization and excessive competition. Stress refers to natural phenomenon, a psychological response of an individual to any change which can either be good or bad. Students feel stressed due to different stressors such as academic and career, financial and health related aspects etc. An attempt has been made in the present study to find out the factors causing academic stress and its management among college students. The sample size of the study is 131 higher secondary students studying in the provincialised degree colleges of Tinsukia Town and the data was collected through structured questionnaire by adopting convenience sampling technique. The findings revealed that high expectations of Teachers/Parents in terms of marks/grades, scolding from Parents/Teachers followed by poor performance, excessive competition, financial problem etc. are the factors causing stress among students. 

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Debyani Roy Bhowmick, Academic Stress and Its Management among the College Students, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾8 | August‾2017

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