Differential Influence of Demographic Factors on Academic Stress of Higher Secondary School Students of Kerala

K. P. Bindu; P. V. Happy

doi:10.55544/ijrah.4.3.30

Authors

Bindu, K. P. Research Scholar, Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur-680020, University of Calicut, INDIA.
Happy, P. V. Principal, Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur-680020, University of Calicut, INDIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.4.3.30

Keywords:

Academic stress, socio-demographic factors, birth order, nuclear family, extended family

Abstract

This descriptive study aimed to find out the differential influence of selected socio-demographic factors like gender, type of family, birth order, socio-economic status and the type of school management on academic stress of higher secondary school students of Kerala. The normative survey method was adopted to collect data from a stratified random sample of 1232 higher secondary school students (Male = 583; Female = 649) by administering the Academic Stress Scale for Secondary School Students and a Personal Data Sheet, both developed by the investigators. The data were analysed by employing independent sample t-test, one way ANOVA and Scheffe's post-hoc test to test five null hypotheses formulated for the study. The result showed that while socio-demographic factors like gender, type of family, birth order, and type of school management has significant differential influence on academic stress of higher secondary school students, the effect of socio-economic status is not significant. Being female student and member of nuclear family are contributory to academic stress among higher secondary school students. The ‘only-child’ experience greater academic stress than the ‘last-born’. The government schools exert lowest academic stress on learners compared to schools in aided and unaided sector.

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