Academic stress and Stress Management among Senior Secondary School Girls of Kashmir

The study examines the academic stress and stress management among senior-secondary school girls of Kashmir. The data of the study was collected from various districts of Kashmir valley using simple random sampling method. Academic stress and stress management of 400 adolescents aged 17 to 18 years was assessed with Academic Stress Questionnaire developed by Akram, Khan & Baby (2013) and Adolescents’ Stress Management scale developed by the investigator herself. For analysis purpose, t-test and Pearson’s product-moment correlation method were used. The results of the study revealed significant difference in the academic stress scores of government and private senior secondary school girls of Kashmir. Moreover, a significant difference was found in the stress management scores of government and private senior secondary school girls of Kashmir. A significant negative correlation was found between academic stress and stress management among secondary school girls of Kashmir. Our study contributes to the preferable understanding that for adolescent girls there are unique biological, psycho-social and behavioural processes therefore it is very important to improve the adolescent girls’ confidence in their academic competence. The study also helps us to know different stress management techniques used by adolescent girls.