Stress among high school students in Goa

Pages: 312-314
Charlane Pereira (Ex-Assistant Professor in Psychology, Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Goa)

This study investigated the mean differences in stress among high school students (VIII th, IXth and Xth standards) of a village school in South Goa. The sample comprised of 70 VIIIth standard, 70 IXth standard and 70 Xth standard school students (n=210). Purposive sampling was used to select the sample. Survey design was used. The incidence of stress and the main stressors among the students were noted. Means and standard deviations were calculated. The results of the independent samples t test revealed that there is no significant gender difference in stress among male and female high school students. The one-way ANOVA revealed significant standard-wise differences in stress among VIIIth standard and Xth standard school students. The implications of the study are also discussed.