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Nowadays stress is a common problem in our modern life. It has become a part of student’s academic life due to the various internal and external expectations placed upon their shoulders. So the study was aimed to identify those factor of stress which affect on academic life of secondary and higher secondary school students. A qualitative method was used in gathering and analysing data. So a survey questionnaire was prepared for the study and used to assess the various factor of academic stress. The questionnaire consisted of 20 statements which explain the factors of academic stress among different level of school students. The obtained results showed that many factors were responsible for academic stress. The findings from this study could be useful for future research on examining the factors of academic stress and might help counselors working with school students to create the counseling programs.

Keywords

Stress, Academic Stress, School Students Stress

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