Academic stress among adolescents in government and corporate colleges

Abstract

Stress occurs when an individual is confronted by a situation that they perceive as threatening on and not in a position to cope up with.  Many researchers carried out extensive research on stress and its outcomes and concluded that it needed more attention at different spheres of life. But recent times stress in academic institutions is increasing and has its positive and negative consequences on mental health. Due to academic stress, there is a decline mental health of students particularly in adolescent group. Thus, the present study focuses on   academic stress among adolescent students in Government and Corporate Colleges. The sample of the present study includes 120 (Government = 60; Corporate = 60) adolescent students from Government and Corporate colleges. A standardized tool namely Academic Stress Questionnaire, which consists of 36 statements which covers five factors.  The subjects were contacted individually, after explaining the purpose of the study, the subjects were asked to give responses to the questionnaire. The results will be discussed in the light of psychological interventions in the present-day scenario.