A STUDY ON IMPACT OF ACADEMIC STRESS ON MBA STUDENTS OF GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Keywords:
Stress, Academic Stress, StressorsAbstract
The objective of this study is to explore the components of academic stress among the Masters of Business Administration students of GTU affiliated colleges. Many researchers have identified the components of Academic stress and different stressors which impact the students. This study further tries to enlighten each component of academic stress such as curriculum and instruction, team work related issues, assessment, and placement, impact on performance and outcomes of Academic stress. Three major stressors have been identified which affect the performance and three major outcomes of stress. Around twelve micro issues have been identified under the curriculum and instruction component while three stressors were prioritized related to team work; seven sub issues regarding assessment and three micro issues under placement components of academic stress. The sample comprises of 118 Masters of Business Administration students of GTU affiliated colleges from all the five zones of Gujarat. Data was collected through structured academic stress questionnaire.
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