ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS
An attempt was made in the present investigation is Academic Stres Aim: Objective: s among intermediate students. To study the differences between gender (male & female), type of management (government & private) and locality (rural & urban) on Academic Stress among intermediate students. The sample of the pre Sample: sent investigation was selected 1200 intermediate students in Guttur, Prakasam and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh State of India. The subjects were in the age group from 15 to 18 years and using systematic random sampling technique Students Academic Stress Sca Tool: le was developed and standardized by Kumar Reddy and Srinivas (1999) was administered. (1). Females are experienced more Academic Conclusions: Stress (Personal Inadequacy, Fear of Failure, Teacher/Pupil Relationship/Teaching Methods and Inadequate Study Facilities) than male. (2). There is no signicant difference between male and female in component of academic stress (Interpersonal difculties with Teachers). (3) Private colleges students are experience more Academic Stress (Personal Inadequacy, Fear of Failure, Interpersonal difculties with Teachers, Teacher/Pupil Relationship/Teaching Methods and Inadequate Study Facilities) than government college students. (4) Students of urban areas are experienced more Academic Stress (Fear of Failure and Teacher/Pupil Relationship/Teaching Methods) than students of rural areas. (5). There is no signicant difference between rural and urban areas in the components of academic stress (Personal Inadequacy, Interpersonal difculties with Teachers and Inadequate Study Facilities).