Effect of Psychological Stress on High Preparatory Schools Students and its Relationship with Academic Achievement

Abstract

Background: academic achievement refers to which the student has achieved their learning goals 
measured through examinations or continuous assessments. stress among students have long been 
recognized as interrelated difficulties that might affect an individual's entire well-being. Stress has 
become an important topic in academic circle as well as in our society. The purpose of this study 
was to find out the effects of psychological stress on high preparatory schools’ students and its 
relationship with academic achievement. 
Methods: A descriptive study design from the period 11th October 2024 to 10th May 2025. 
Probability simple random sample was used to select study sample. The study instrument used were 
Academic Achievement Scale and student’s stress rating scale. The statistical method applied were 
(frequency, percentage test, mean test, Pearson correlation test) by used (SPSS-ver. 26).  
Results: The study results showed demographic characteristics analysis of the sample concerned, the 
large number of the sample that was with age ( 17-15 ) years old half of them male and female, 
resident in rural and urban area. Also, the study results depict the overall evaluation responses for 
study subject about academic achievement and stress are the most students suffer from Good 
academic achievement with a mean (1.60) and majority of students have a Moderate level of stress 
with a general mean (3.86). However, there is a indicate that student stress levels have little effect on 
academic achievement in this study.  
Conclusion and Recommendations: The study indicated the students experience of good academic 
achievement and moderate level of stress. This indicated that students stress level has little effect 
on academic achievement in this study Recommendations include Support and mentoring student’s 
health, Health education programs, encourage students exercise regularly, eat well, sleep well, 
Parents should reduce the work overload.