FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC STRESS AND ADOLESCENT DISTRESS IN STUDENTS

Abstract

The focus of the study to investigate the factors affecting academic stress and adolescent distress: the experiences of 12th grade students of Lahore city. In this study quantitative method was used and data was collected through survey. In the survey the problem was assessed with the use of scales that measured factors of educational stress, depression and anxiety for adolescent. Convenient sampling method was used. The data was analyzed by independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson r. These results showed that workload, worry about grades, and perception towards examination system and self-aspiration are the main factors of academic stress and found that there was a significant mean difference between depression and anxiety scores of female and male students. It also concluded that there is an effect of program on 12th grade students’ study pressure and shows that pre-medical and pre- engineering students have high study pressure than commerce students and found a relationship between factors of academic stress and depression as well as anxiety.