Jayanthi, S (2014) Effectiveness of study Skill Techniques to reduce stress and improve coping strategies among Higher Secondary School students in selected school at Sothupakkam. Masters thesis, Adhiparasakthi College of Nursing, Melmaruvathur.
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Abstract
The present study was conducted to assess the level of academic stress and coping strategies during examination period among higher secondary school students. Quasi experimental research one group pretest & posttest design was used for this study. A total number of 60 higher secondary school students, who met inclusive criteria, had been selected from government higher secondary school, at Sothupakkam by simple random sampling technique (lottery method). The investigator first introduced her to the students and developed a rapport with them. The study higher secondary school students were selected and individual assessment was done. Demographic data about the higher secondary school students had been collected with the help of questionnaire and Academic Stress Scale & Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire to assess the level of Academic Stress and Coping Strategies among higher secondary school students in selected school at Sothupakkam. CONCLUSION: In pretest, out 0f 60 students’ academic stress 36(60%) was in moderate level of academic stress, 24 (40%) was in severe level of academic stress. In Coping strategies 44 (73.3%) was in low coping strategies, 16 (26.7%) was in moderate coping strategies. In posttest, academic stress 56 (93.3 %) was in mild academic stress, 4 (6.7%) was in moderate academic stress. Coping strategies 6 (10%) was moderate level of coping strategies, 54 (90%) was have high level coping strategies. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Assessment was done with the Academic Stress Scale, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire to analyze the level of academic stress and coping strategies among higher secondary school students. Level of academic stress among higher secondary school students in selected school at Sothupakkam depicts that, pretest stress - posttest stress was present in higher school students than (mean-51.85000,standard deviation 25.98684), posttest coping - pretest coping was present in higher school students (mean - 27.40000, standard deviation 6.15946), significant at p<0.05. NURSING IMPLICATIONS: The findings of the study revealed the implications on nursing service, nursing education, nursing administration and nursing research. NURSING SERVICE: ❖ The present study focused on the need for working to create awareness for their motivation to reduce academic stress and improving coping strategies among higher secondary school students. ❖ Nurses can collaborate with the other health team members in providing study skill techniques to reduce academic stress with higher secondary school students. ❖ Nurses need to be trained to provide psycho education for higher secondary school students with high academic stress and low coping stress. NURSING EDUCATION: ❖ Student nurses can be given education regarding awareness, psycho educational techniques to higher secondary school students with academic stress and low coping level. ❖ Staff nurses can be given in service education regarding importance of study skill techniques to the higher secondary school students with high level academic stress and low level of coping. ❖ A psycho-education programme can be conducted for the parents, teachers and significant members involved in the care higher secondary school students with high level academic stress and low level of coping. NURSING ADMINISTRATION: ❖ The findings could be utilized as a basis for in-service education programmes for nurses and health professionals, who are working in hospital and community, set up. ❖ In-service education programme, conferences, workshop can be organized on various aspects of academic stress and coping strategies. ❖ Budget need to be allocated to organize various services and programmes to reduce academic stress and improve coping strategies in the adolescences. ❖ Incentives and reward can be given can be given to motivate the nurses to implement and participate in community psycho education. NURSING RESEARCH: ❖ The study findings will reveal the health status adolescent with academic stress and coping strategies has to improve the extent to which the health status should be improved. ❖ This study will motivate other investigators to conduct future studies regarding the adolescent adjustment problem. ❖ This study will motivate other investigators to conduct future studies regarding this topic. RECOMMENDATIONS: Based on the research findings of study the following recommendations can be made: ❖ A study can be done in large group. ❖ A comparative study to assess the academic stress level among highersecondary school students in urban and rural. ❖ A descriptive study to assess the prevalence rate of academic stress. ❖ A comparative study to assess the academic stress and coping strategies among male and female. ❖ A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on creating awareness regarding adolescent academic stress and coping strategies among parents can be conducted.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Skill Techniques, Reduce Stress, Improve Coping Strategies, Higher Secondary School Students, Selected School, Sothupakkam. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2017 10:37 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2020 05:17 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/1740 |
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