A Study on Stress Management and Study Habits of Higher Secondary School Students

Abstract

A study was conducted to investigate the study on Stress Management and Study habits of higher secondary school students. This study included the categorical variables gender, locality and parental educational qualification. Normative survey method was adopted in this study. The sample consisted of 1096 students studying in higher secondary schools in Chennai District. Stress Management scale and Study Habits scale was developed and validated by the investigator that included 26 items and 44 items. Suitable objectives were framed and set the hypotheses to test the objectives. The collected data was statically analysed by using percentage analysis and differential analysis. The finding of this study reveals that higher secondary school students are in moderate level of stress management and study habits also reveals that boys, rural students and uneducated parents of higher secondary school have higher mean scores than girls, urban and educated parents of stress management. Also reveals that boys, rural students and educated parents of higher secondary school have higher mean scores than girls, urban and uneducated parents of study habits.