Gender differences on dimensions of academic stress among adolescents

Pages: 215-218
Mohammad Akram (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh)
Mohd. Ilyas Khan (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh )

Stress is a part of life and has become an important issue in academic environment as well as in our culture. The primary goal of present study was to examine the gender differences on dimensions of academic stress among adolescents. Academic stress among adolescents has long been researched on, and researchers have identified different stressors. The study further tries to make an in depth investigation in each dimension of academic stress such as inadequate academic environment in college/university, lack of adjustment, apprehensive about future, poor administration and worries. Academic Stress questionnaire developed by Akram, Khan, and Baby (2013) was used to collect data in which 400 (200 male & 200 female) adolescents from senior secondary schools participated. In the present study, the findings indicate that male and female were significantly differed on overall academic stress while they were not differed on dimensions of academic stress.