Effect of social support on stress level of secondary students of state board of Ahmedabad

Abstract

Background: It has been observed that there has been a lot of stress among students related to studies. Various factors play an important role in escalating this stress which include genetic, environmental, family, friends etc. Early detection of these may help in the prevention of stress level. Present study focuses on finding whether the social support helps in reducing this stress or not.
Objectives: To assess the effect of social support on stress level of the male and female secondary students of Ahmedabad.
Methods: The sample size was 100 students of state board schools of Ahmedabad of which 50 boys and 50 girls were taken. The social support scale and the students stress scale was used.
Results: It has been observed that social support plays an important role in a student’s life and it may affect the stress level of the student. More the support, less are the chances of getting stressed.
Conclusion: The conclusion is that social support can have a greater impact on the stress level of the secondary students.