A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF UPPER PRIMARY STUDENTS

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between stress and academic achievement of upper primary students. The literature available on stress has promptly focused that academic achievement of students are adversely hampered by academic stress, thus this study aimed to investigate the relationship between stress and academic achievement of upper primary students. A total of 200 students of Class VII including both the genders are stratified randomly selected from 5 Govt aided and private schools of Lucknow City. The instruments included to measure the relationship between stress and academic achievement include students stress scale by Dr. Zaki Akhtar , general classroom achievement test, weighing scale to measure the weight of school bag . Karl Pearsons product moment correlation is the stastical technique employed to study relationship between stress and academic achievement. Findings shows the significant relationship between variable stress and academic achievement .