THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY CORRELATES IN ALLEVIATING STRESS ENCOUNTERED BY STUDENTS OF STANDARD X

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  • Giselle D' Souza Associate Professor, St.Teresa's Institute of Education, Mumbai

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https://doi.org/10.52634/mier/2012/v2/i1/1583

Keywords:

Stress, Self- Concept, Self- Efficacy.

Abstract

Test anxiety and distress occupy pivotal positions in students' lives today, because of over emphasis on academic achievement in the modern educational system. The need for high performance in examinations has defeated the very purpose of education. The SSC examination has come to be an exhaustive exercise that makes the students learn by rote rather than comprehension. There are a few who feel completely trapped in their situation and indulge in self-destructive acts like suicide. The present research study attempted at understanding the likely role of personality correlates namely, academic self-concept, self-efficacy and locus of control in alleviating the different dimensions of stress encountered by students of standard X. It revealed a significant relationship between stress and the mentioned variables and could have important implications in helping students of standard X come to terms with their invaluable self-worth in effectively coping with the evil of the present century -stress.

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2012-05-10

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Giselle D’ Souza. (2012). THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY CORRELATES IN ALLEVIATING STRESS ENCOUNTERED BY STUDENTS OF STANDARD X. MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends and Practices, 2(1), 34–49. https://doi.org/10.52634/mier/2012/v2/i1/1583

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