A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF ACADEMIC STRESS AND PARENTAL PRESSURE AMONG STUDENTS

Author Name: 1. Hitendra Sharma, 2. Gurjot Kaur

Volume/Issue: 05/02

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2024-66422299/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Nursing Officer, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Saraswati Nursing Institute, Kurali, India.

ABSTRACT

Background: Nursing students are more prone to stress during their educational phase. Academic stress is stated as mental suffering caused by various academic problems or failure. Unfortunately, high academic pressure by can be counterproductive to academic achievements for many students. Too much pressure damages a child’s self-esteem and can lead to severe consequences, including depression. Aim: The study was aimed to assess the level of academic stress and parental pressure among nursing students of selected Nursing colleges of Punjab. Material and Methods: Non-experimental approach with descriptive design was used to conduct study on 300 students. Convenient sampling technique was used to select the subjects. Student Stress Rating Scale (M. Balamurgen, 2008) and Inventory of parental influence (IPI Campbell 1994) were used to assess academic stress and parental pressure. Validity of tool was determined by the experts in the field of nursing. Internal consistency of tool was determined by Cronbach’s alpha, r= 0.936 and r=0.873 respectively. Results: The study revealed that majority of students 178(59.33) were having moderate stress followed by 99(33) students were having mild stress and only 23(7.67) students were having severe stress. The majority of students 134(44.67) were having mild parental pressure followed by 105(35) students were having moderate parental pressure. 26(8.67) students were having severe parental pressure but only 35 (11.6) student were having no parental pressure. There is no significant weak positive but no statically significantly correlation was reported between academic stress and parental pressure among nursing students. Conclusion: Academic stress and parental pressure are the serious problem, faced by nearly every student so there is need to develop and implement interventions to minimize the level of academic stress and parental pressure.

Key words: Academic stress, Parental pressure, B. Sc. Nursing, Students.