The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between stress level and academic achievement among students in urban and rural secondary schools in of the district in Malaysia. A study of stress, especially an approach towards measuring level of stress among adolescents is quite new in...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman, Tajularipin, Hassan, Aminuddin, M. Sapian, Vizata, Abdullah, Saifuddin Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EuroJournals, Inc. 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17239/
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author Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Hassan, Aminuddin
M. Sapian, Vizata
Abdullah, Saifuddin Kumar
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M. Sapian, Vizata
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description The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between stress level and academic achievement among students in urban and rural secondary schools in of the district in Malaysia. A study of stress, especially an approach towards measuring level of stress among adolescents is quite new in Malaysia. So, an attempt to study this condition, starting with normal adolescents, is the purpose of this study. This study had three main objectives. The first objective was to find the total percentage of students who suffered high stress, medium stress and low stress. The second objective was to compare the stress level between gender and the third objective was to compare the stress level between students from urban and rural area. The subjects of the study comprised of 155 Form Four students from two secondary schools in Malaysia. This study used the survey method by administering Students-life Stress Inventory (SSI) questionnaires. The study showed that no students experienced high stress, 29 percent students experienced medium stress and 71 percent students experienced low stress. Using the t-test, the findings of the study also indicated that there are significant differences in level of stress for gender and between students in rural and urban secondary school. A general conclusion is that there are many factors influences students' stress such as parenting style, parents education background, environment of the students which is can give impact in students life.
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spelling upm-172392014-09-17T08:54:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17239/ The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia. Sulaiman, Tajularipin Hassan, Aminuddin M. Sapian, Vizata Abdullah, Saifuddin Kumar The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between stress level and academic achievement among students in urban and rural secondary schools in of the district in Malaysia. A study of stress, especially an approach towards measuring level of stress among adolescents is quite new in Malaysia. So, an attempt to study this condition, starting with normal adolescents, is the purpose of this study. This study had three main objectives. The first objective was to find the total percentage of students who suffered high stress, medium stress and low stress. The second objective was to compare the stress level between gender and the third objective was to compare the stress level between students from urban and rural area. The subjects of the study comprised of 155 Form Four students from two secondary schools in Malaysia. This study used the survey method by administering Students-life Stress Inventory (SSI) questionnaires. The study showed that no students experienced high stress, 29 percent students experienced medium stress and 71 percent students experienced low stress. Using the t-test, the findings of the study also indicated that there are significant differences in level of stress for gender and between students in rural and urban secondary school. A general conclusion is that there are many factors influences students' stress such as parenting style, parents education background, environment of the students which is can give impact in students life. EuroJournals, Inc. 2009-10 Article PeerReviewed Sulaiman, Tajularipin and Hassan, Aminuddin and M. Sapian, Vizata and Abdullah, Saifuddin Kumar (2009) The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia. European Journal of Social Sciences, 10 (2). pp. 179-184. ISSN 1450-2267 English
spellingShingle Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Hassan, Aminuddin
M. Sapian, Vizata
Abdullah, Saifuddin Kumar
The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia.
title The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia.
title_full The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia.
title_fullStr The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia.
title_short The level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in Malaysia.
title_sort level of stress among students in urban and rural secondary schools in malaysia.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17239/