PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG STUDENTS: BURDENED BY STUDY WORKLOAD
Authors: Noreen Qudoos , SEEMAB ABID, DR MUMTAZ ALI, AMBREEN MASOOD AND MAHGUL KHAJJAK

ABSTRACT
Academic workload influence on student and caused stress. This study aims to identify the stress among the student’s due academic work load and its affects various Physical and psychological factors. The study has conducted from the 160 students of three universities among male and female under graduate & post-graduate students. Results analysed by bivariate correlation and found that students worry about their grades have best effort has been made for achieving higher grades (r=0.166*) &they depress about the grades (r=0.264**). While academic workload exert strain during exam and have sleep disturbance (r=0.353**). The study concentration associated with difficult to manage other activities of life (r=0.300**). Moreover academic workload trigged the physical and psychological symptoms like Pain (headache, stomach ache and body pain) (r= 0.207**) but higher study concentration tends to less tension about their assessment and papers. Keywords: Academic workload, Stress, Psychological distress
Publication date: 01/09/2020
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.9.5205