A comparative study to assess the level of academic stress among adolescent boys and girls at selected schools of Bardoli, Gujarat
Author Name: Mrs. Shivani Patel
Volume: 01/01
Country: India
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Affiliation:
- Assistant Professor, Vibrant Nursing college, Surat, Gujrat, India
ABSTRACT
Stress is a major problem in today’s society. Stress is the problem of everyone. Everybody works in pain and is suffering due to high pressure, intense work environment and changing and challenging demands. Academic Stress is an important factor accounting for variation in academic achievement OBJECTIVE OF STUDY: 1)To assess the socio – demographic variables of Adolescent boys and girls.2)To assess the level of academic stress among adolescent boys. 3)To assess the level of academic stress among adolescent girls.4)To compare the level of academic stress between adolescent boys and girls.5)To associate academic stress of adolescent boys and girls with their selected socio- demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: In this study non experimental descriptive research design was used. Research population is Adolescent boys and girls of B.A.B.S and Vashishth higher secondary schools in Bardoli. Adolescent boys and girls are targeted population. The sample of study is 12th science students of higher secondary school (50 boys and 50 girls) and sample size 100. Researcher used convenient sampling techniques. For the data collection Academic stress scale was used. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. RESULTS: The mean difference between girls and boys were 14.22, the median difference between girls and boys is 16, the mode difference between girls and boys is 10, The standard deviation difference between girls and boys is 0.07 and the range difference between girls and boys 1. Majority of the girls 46 (92%) had moderate stress; 2 (4%) had severe stress and 2(4%) had mild stress. majority of the boys 41(82%) had moderate stress and 9 (18%) had severe stress. It indicates girls have more stress compare to boys.
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