Adolescents’ academic stress and its personal correlates

Pages: 475-477
M.V.R. Raju and Tarakaramarao, K. (Department of Psychology, Andhra University, Andhra Pardesh)
Seema, N.D.S. (Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Andhara Pardesh)

Academic stress is a mental distress with respect to some anticipated frustration associated with academic failure or even an awareness of possibility of such failure. The present study explored the influence of personal correlates on the prevalence of academic stress among adolescents studying in government, private and residential colleges in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. The total sample consisted 411 adolescents (Boys =211; Girls=200). Students Academic Stress Scale (SASS) developed by Kim (1970) and it was adapted to Indian conditions by Rajendran and Kaliappan (1991) and a demographic questionnaire developed by the researcher was administered. The data was obtained and analyzed by means of t-test and ANOVA. The results indicated that adolescents are prone to academic stressand are influenced by personal correlates such as type of college, medium of language,, classand religion.