A Study on Academic Stress of College Students in Relation to their Academic Achievement

Authors

  • Ria Barua Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Basirhat College, Basirhat, North 24 Pargans, West Bengal, INDIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.5.5.3

Keywords:

Academic Stress, Academic Achievement, College Students, Gender Differences, Rural-Urban Comparison, Higher Training, Mental Health, Student Performance

Abstract

The existing examine investigates the connection among instructional stress and academic fulfilment among college students. educational stress, a commonplace venture in better training, arises from parental expectations, peer stress, examinations, and profession-associated issues. The examine become conducted on a pattern of one hundred ten college students from each rural and concrete areas of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, the usage of a standardized “Scale for Assessing instructional pressure (SAAS)” and former instructional outcomes as indicators of success. Statistical evaluation, consisting of suggest, standard deviation, t-tests, and Pearson correlation, was employed. Findings found out no enormous distinction in instructional stress among boys and girls, or among rural and concrete college students. similarly, no vast gender-based variations have been found in academic achievement. but, a significant difference in instructional achievement becomes discovered between rural and concrete college students, with city college students acting higher. furthermore, no significant relationship becomes installed among academic stress and educational success. The outcomes spotlight the want for instructional institutions and families to create supportive environments that decrease pressure at the same time as fostering educational success.

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Published

2025-09-01

How to Cite

Barua, R. (2025). A Study on Academic Stress of College Students in Relation to their Academic Achievement. Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities, 5(5), 10–16. https://doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.5.5.3