Stress and Time Management in Adolescent Students

Abstract

The present research was undertaken to study the academic stress experienced by adolescent students and their time-management skills in relation to their stress. The sample consisted of 100 adolescents (50 girls and 50 boys) within 16-18 years of age from senior secondary class II of science faculty aspiring to get admission in professional colleges (medical and engineering) randomly selected from various schools. Time-management scale and academic stress scale were used to measure time management skills and academic stress. 2í—2 ANOVA was computed and the results supported the hypothesis indicating variations in stress in relation to time-management. Adolescents high on time-management were found to be low on academic stress and also significant gender-differences were found in the level of stress in relation to time-management.