Self-concept and academic stress among boys and girls students

Pages: 540-542
Lalita Sahu and Meeta Jha (School of Studies in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, C.G.)
Deepak Pandey (NMHS Staff, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, Chhatistgarh)

The aim of the present study was to identify the role of self concept in reducing the academic stress of senior secondary students. The sample comprises of 203 twelfth class students from different government schools from Bilaspur city of Chhattisgarh. There were 103 boys and 100 girls selected on the basis of random sampling technique. Age ranged from 16 years to 18 years. Self-concept scale by Sherry, Verma and Goswami (1998) was used to assess student’s self-concept. Academic stress was measured with the help of academic stress scale by Busari (2011). Results of regression analysis reveal that self- concept have been found to be significantly and negatively correlated with academic stress. In addition, no significant difference in the level of academic stress was found across gender.