Perceived Academic Stress among Students

This study examined the perceptions of major sources of academic stress among male and female undergraduates. Academic stress has major implications for student retention and dropout intention (Elias, Ping, & Abdullah, 2011; Tinto, 1975). Results that indicate the impact of academic stress can provide students, teachers and administrators information on how to deal with stress in the learning environment. Data were collected via a survey in which 131 students participated, with mean of age 18.14 and standard deviation of 0.893; and the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. There was a non-significant difference between male and female undergraduate students on scores on the Perceived Academic Stress Scale (PAS). The findings from this study may be useful for further research on how these potential sources of stress influence the performance and the health of the students.