Stress and Academic Performance | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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Comparative Study

| Published: June 25, 2016

Stress and Academic Performance

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Department of Philosophy & Psychology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Google Scholar More about the auther

Shabbeer Ahmed ,

Lecturer in Sociology, Government Pre-University College, Lingsur Dt: Raichur. Karnataka Google Scholar More about the auther

Veena N ,

Assistant Professor, P.G. Department of Psychology, Jain University, Bangalore, Karnataka Google Scholar More about the auther

Shailaja Shastri

Professor and Head, P.G. Department of Psychology, Jain University, Bangalore, Karnataka Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.068/20160303

DOI: 10.25215/0303.068

ABSTRACT

The study was undertaken to identify the sources of stress among students of high and low academic performance. The questionnaire was administered on 656 pure science and applied science under graduate students from Bangalore city. Academic performance is referred to the end-term results in the previous semester. The tool used for the present study was Stressful Life Events Inventory - Student form (Rao, 1986). The findings of the study showed that majority of the students’ perceived education as more stressful. High and low academic performing students as well as pure and applied science course students differed significantly on sources of stress. Implications and suggestions of the study were discussed with teachers and an enrichment program on stress management was employed.

Keywords

Sources of stress, Academic performance, Pure and applied science

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How to cite this article:

N Veena, S Shastri. (2016). Stress and Academic Performance. International Journal of Indian Psychology 3 (3), DOI: 10.25215/0303.068, DIP: 18.01.068/20160303