Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

ACADEMIC STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

C. Subramani, Dr. S. Kadhiravan

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 Stress becomes an integral part of human life. Anything that creates a challenge or a threat to our comfort is a stress. All kind of stress is not considered to be bad because it helps peopleto perform well. In academics, stress is unavoidable among students,and it influences students’ performance in all academic activities. Academic stress plays a major role in determining the mental health of students. This study was conducted to explore the academic stress and its relationship with mental health among high school students. 200 high school students from Government and Private schools in and around Salem city, Tamilnaduwere selected through stratified random sampling and the data was collected withEducational Stress Scale for Adolescents and Positive Mental Health Scale. The results revealed thatstudents from private school experienced higheracademic stress than that of government school students, and private school students have highermental healthstatus than their counterpart. It was also found that academic stresshad asignificant relationshipwith the mental health of high school students. The implications of this are presented in this article.

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C. Subramani, Dr. S. Kadhiravan, ACADEMIC STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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