CAUSES OF STRESS
The
causes of stress in students can be both academic and non-academic factors.
Previously it was considered that only academic factors are responsible for the
increasing stress in students. But non-academic factors like family and other
social connections also play an important role in causing stress in students.
The causes of stress on students are generally as follow:
Lack of time:
Lack
of time has always been a cause of stress. Time is not utilized properly by the
students during the semester. The reasons may be procrastination or involvement
in extra-curricular activities. Due to this the students are compelled to do a
last-minute-rush. In each semester, the marks of students are distributed
through the mid-term exams, assignments and practical journals they submit. If
the student misses any one of them their marks are deducted. Moreover if they
have joined classes they do not get sufficient time to complete their required
tasks.
Since
morning the students attend the college and classes in the evening. Most of the
free tine is lost in travelling from home to college or extra classes. If they
are participating in extra-curricular activities then they miss the lectures
and practical’s. So during the end of the semester they are not able do their submissions and perform well in
vivas. As a result the tension increases and the stress level also increases.
The
students cannot concentrate on their studies in the preparatory leave and
perform poor in exams. If they KTs in the exam they get more stressed. As a
result the lack of time for
preparation
causes severe effects on the performance of the students in the exams.
Necessary steps like time management should be undertaken.
Vast
syllabus:
In Engineering, CA, BMS
fields, the subjects are vast and complicated. If a student cannot understand
the subject it becomes very difficult for him to score in the subject. To
understand the subject well he may join classes which will make him consume
time. Hence, the large syllabus and lack of time constitute a vicious circle.
All the subjects in such courses are independent. As a result equal time has to
be distributed for each subject.
Otherwise, it may
cause a jumble in all subjects. The student may get less marks or even KTs.
This may add up to the upcoming semester and so the subjects become ever
increasing. The student may also dropout of that academic year. Thus vast
syllabus becomes an important cause in building up stress.
Parents Pressure :
Parents
always dream of their children to become successful in life. Therefore, they
are always coaxing the children to give best performance in the examination.
Sometimes parents fail to understand the situation the child is going through.
Some of the parents do not consider the interest of the child. They have the
ideology that only they know whats best for the child. The student’s loss of
interest may affect his concentration. The dislike for the subject affect the
performance in exams. This makes the parents unhappy and make them have an impression
that the child is not studying properly. Due to misunderstanding, it may affect
the social connection of the student with the parents.
It
is required that the student should discuss his situation with his parents.
Parents should consider the interests of child of what carrier he wants to
follow in future. The child will not become a good engineer if he is not
interested in engineering but was compelled to follow it due his parent’s
wishes. Thus parent’s pressure also increases stress on students.
Peer Pressure:
Peer pressure is an
outcome of groupism. It refers to influence exerted by a group to change his
attitudes, behavior and habits. A person is affected by peer pressure that may
or may not belong the group. The person’s thoughts may get adulterated and
adversely affect his lifestyle. It is common that many students in colleges
spend a large amount of time in groups. The person unwillingly changes his
lifestyle so as to suit with the group or he may be pressured to do so, so as
to remain in the group.
Peer pressure coaxes a person to undertake malpractices
and immoral practices. These may include stealing question papers, hooliganism,
smoking, taking drugs like heroin and marijuana etc. These may affect the
students personality and health. He may be expelled from examination or college
and can even be prosecuted.
These practices may also affect his immune system.
He will be prone to dreadful diseases which will further affect his academic
performance. This will increase his stress level further. In response to this,
he will increase his consumption of stimulants or drugs further deteriorating
his health. This makes peer pressure a serious cause for stress in college
students.
Homesickness :
Many
students come to college from different parts of the state of country. They
leave their loving family at their home and live in hostels or rent rooms. As a
result a feeling of loneliness is always there in their minds. The place, the
people, the food of that place is very different and new for them. There is
always some fear regarding the place they visit. They have to adjust to the
surrounding.
As there is no backing of parents, sometimes the
students take undue advantage of the freedom. They may not concentrate on
studies and waste huge amount of time with their friends. Some may not
concentrate due to frequent remembrance of their family back home. Due to these
reasons, they may may excel poor in exams. These tensions keep on increasing
along the academic years.
Relationships:
In the recent years, open- mindedness has been
in development in India. The students of the colleges might be involved in
relationships with other students. These students may include the students
studying in same college or same hostels. Stress builds up when there relations
interfere in the normal flow in student’s lifestyle. The student may start
thinking of what his/her parents will think of their affairs. This breaks up
the concentration of the students. They cannot concentrate effectively on their
studies. As a result, the stable mind of the student is imbalanced due to these
reasons and provides poor performances further increasing their stress level.
Symptoms of stress | Types of stress
Symptoms of stress | Types of stress
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