Causes of Students’ Stress, Its Effects on Their Academic Success & Stress Management by Students

Abstract

Stress is a normal human reaction that happens to everyone. It is an unavoidable phenomenon in all aspects of human life. Stress is nothing but state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation. Stress affects students academically, socially, physically and emotionally. Students suffering from stress due to various cause such as tests, papers and projects, exam periods, competitive nature of examinations, financial worries and future employment, etc. stress report feeling unhappy, having stomach pains, Improper sleep, mental health issues, and even anxiety & depression. It has been observed that academics is the main cause of stress among college students. Descriptive research was undertaken to know the causes of students’ stress & its effects. The results revealed that there was a moderate level of stress among the students. For the present study, Questionnaire was framed and circulated among the students of Dayanand College of Commerce, Latur, 190 responses were analyzed consists under graduating students studying in the same college. The sample was selected by using convenience sampling method.