Abstract

STRESS AMONG THE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IRUNGALUR VILLAGE, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT- A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Students in India are more stressed than ever, it is a growing problem not only in India but all over the world. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every hour 1 student commits suicide in India because of stress and an average of twenty-eight students commit suicide in 4 hours because of stress. The researcher conducted a study on Stress among the school students in Irungalur Village, Tiruchirappalli, to know about the stress level that the students are facing because of their academic fear, parental pressure, thinking about their future and any other reason. A descriptive research design was adopted and a simple random method to collect the data the questionnaire method was used to get data from 30 respondents. Frequency and cross-tabulation were used while analyzing the data collected. In this research, the researcher finds out that the main reasons for the student’s stress were because of mobile phone addiction by the students, relatives’ advice and because of the greater demands of their mother. The study also highlights the coping mechanisms employed by students, such as seeking social support and engaging in leisure activities. The research emphasizes the need for schools, families and communities to address the sources of stress and provide adequate support systems to ensure the mental and physical well- being of students.

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