Title: A study of the relationship between academic stress and the academic achievement of the students at the formal operational stage

Authors: Tabassum Sherwani Khan; Muhammad Bashir Gondal

Addresses: Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan ' Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan

Abstract: The study aimed to determine the relationship between academic stress and the academic achievement of the students at the formal operational stage. The study also identified students' perceptions about academic stressors. Tenth grade students from 36 schools were selected under stratified cluster random sampling technique and formed the sample of the study. To assess the perception of students about their academic stress, a scale was developed by the researchers. The academic achievement of the students was measured by their scores in 9th grade BISE examination. The study found a moderate negative correlation between academic stress and academic achievement of the students. The results showed no significant difference in the academic stress as reported by the students on the basis of gender, however, the students studying science subjects reported higher academic stress as compared to the students studying arts subjects. The participants perceived workload, COVID-19, and exam pressure as major academic stressors.

Keywords: academic stress; academic achievement adolescence; COVID-19; formal operational stage; academic stressors; correlational research.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEED.2023.134219

International Journal of Education Economics and Development, 2023 Vol.14 No.4, pp.511 - 523

Received: 29 Aug 2022
Accepted: 21 Jan 2023
Published online: 13 Oct 2023 *

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