EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS RESIDING IN AND AROUND LUCKNOW
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Introduction: Stress is a normal reaction to everyday pressures, but can become unhealthy when it upsets your day- to-day functioning. Stress and Emotional disturbances at college are relatively common. Students face different kind of stress like pressure of academic, unpredictable future and difficulties of integrating in system which have impact on academic performance.
Material and Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on undergraduate Allied Health Science Students of age 18-25 years in and around Lucknow city in the month of January 2024. Data was collected with the help of self-administered questionnaire (PSS-10), one week before semester exam.
Aim and Objective: Aim of this study was to observe stress on Allied Health Sciences Students and its impact on Academic performance.
Objective of this study was to compare stress among males and females and to determine the relationship between Allied health science students academic performance with the stress.
Result: Out of 50 students 43 subjects completed the questionnaire in which 21 male and 22 female students were present. According to stress grading, 60.5% had moderate stress, Association of gender with stress showed p=0.974 i.e. no statically significant. Association of Attendance with stress shows p=0.282, Association of marks percentage with stress revealed p=0.034 and correlation of PSS with marks percentage and attendance among male and female showed negative correlation.
Conclusion: Distribution of subjects according to Stress Grading highlights that a significant portion of participants are dealing with moderate to severe stress levels. Stress grades and their impact on academic performance shows statistically significant difference across different stress levels
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Dr. Sudhanshu Shekhar
Tutor, Physiology Department , Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital , Era University, LKO
Dr. Syed Tahseen Raza
Assistant Professor, Physiology Department, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital Era University
Professor Abdusssalam
Physiology Department, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital. Era University
Professor Seema Singh
Head, Physiology Department, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University