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Volume 7 Issue 8 (August, 2019)

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Assessment of Stress Level among College Students
Sandeep Verma, Vandana Patel

Background: College students undergo numerous educational, social, environmental and psychological stress. The present study was conducted to assess cases of stress among college students.  Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 280 students of both genders. A self structures questionnaire was used to assess stress level in college students. Results: Out of 280 students, males were 120 and females were 160. Males (50) and females (60) were coming from their home. 70 males and 100 females were hostellite. 10 males and 15 females were married while 110 males and 145 females were unmarried. 60% males and 55% female parents were literate. 40% males and 45% female parents were illiterate. 78 male students and 90 females students had less than 5 siblings. Family expectation was seen in 20 males and 53 females. Competition was other stress level in 35 males and 45 females, teacher expectation was seen in 20 males and 12 females and excessive work load in 45 males and 50 females. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: females had more stress cases as compared to females. Excessive work load was most common cause of stress among college students.
Key words: Stress, Students, Work load

Received: 11 June, 2019                             Revised:  12 July 2019                              Accepted: 14 July 2019

Corresponding Author: Vandana Patel, Assistant Professor, Humanity Department, Dr Shakunta Rehabilitation University Lucknow, U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Verma S, Patel V. Stress Level among College Students. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(8):259-262.

 
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