Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

Factors influencing Anxiety and Depression among School children facing board Exams

Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi, Dr. S. Vijayaraj

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Background: Stress is often a trigger of anxiety and subsequent depression. School children prepå for the board exams face stress at an earlier age as they have to prove themselves in the exams.  Apart from the school environment, various factors also add on to their stress. This study was planned to  assess the Anxiety and Depression among School children appeå for their 10th standard Board  Exams in rural and urban setup and comparison was done.

Methodology: School children(n=150) appeå for the Xth std Board Exams from rural  and  urban area were assessed for Anxiety and Depression using Hamilton Anxiety Scale and various other  factors causing stress were assessed using Life Event Scale after obtaining the consent from their parents. Questionnaire also included their sociodemographic details

Results: Anxiety was present in 60% of the rural students and 40% of the urban students. Depression was seen in 33% of the rural and 40% of the urban students.81% of the girls in the rural area suffered from Anxiety and 46% of the girls in the urban area suffered from depression. There was no significant difference between boys in the rural and urban area. Insomnia was present in 24(32%) urban and 36 (48%) rural students and significantly associated with the anxiety due to board exams(p<.02)

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Factors influencing Anxiety and Depression among School children facing board Exams , Dr.M.Vijayalakshmi, Dr.S.Vijayaraj , INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8|Issue-12| December-2018

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