Relationship between stress and academic achievement of senior secondary school students Miss Kumari Rajni*, Mr. Gartia Radhakanta** *Junior Research Fellow, Department of Education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India **Senior Research Fellow, Department of Education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India Online published on 11 July, 2017. Abstract The study investigated the relationship between stress and academic achievement of senior secondary school students. A total of 120 senior secondary school students randomly selected from six senior secondary schools of North-western Delhi participated in the study. Three null hypotheses were tested using data generated from research instruments. The instrument included Stress Inventory designed and standardized by Dr. Suman Nangia (1990). Academic achievement was taken from the students’ previous examinations. Data generated from these instruments were correlated using Pearson product moment correlation method. Results showed a positive correlation between stress and academic achievement. Significant difference exists in the academic achievement of students having high, moderate and less stress. Students with high and moderate stress performed better than the students having less stress. Further it was also found that stress and academic achievement are not mediated by gender. Top Keywords Stress, academic achievement, senior secondary school students. Top |