• Dr.Beena
• Sharefa Noufina K.P

In the contemporary Intermediate academic climate, in the wake of mad rush for professional courses, parents, teachers, management and the vital component student community are facing a lot of problems. Therefore, the situation warrants empirical investigations to help all concerned to cope effectively with situation for better academic adjustment. But if student is let alone by the end of first year he would have achieved satisfaction and adjust to the natural course of events, provided if he has given adequate training and planning for realistic goals in life. Unfortunately, the situation is different in reality. Therefore, students' academic failures often result in failure to adjust themselves to the academic situations adequately. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between academic stress and adjustment styles among higher secondary school students of Kannur District. The investigator adopted Normative Survey Method for the present study. Entire higher secondary school students studying under Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Education in Kannur are considered as population. The survey sample included 150 higher secondary school students coming under 10 higher secondary school of Kannur district. In the present study, two variables are taken into account. Adjustment Style is considered as the independent variable and Academic Stress as the dependent variable. Gender, Locale, Type of management of the school and subject background are the criterion variables used for the study. Academic Stress Scale (Rajendran and Kaliappan, 1990) and Adjustment Styles Inventory (Kumar (1988), Reddy '(1990) and Srinivas (1999)) were the standardised tools adopted for data collection. The analysis of the data was done with the help of appropriate statistical techniques.

Academic Stress, Adjustment Style

"ACADEMIC STRESS AND ADJUSTMENT STYLE AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.500-510, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907P78.pdf

"ACADEMIC STRESS AND ADJUSTMENT STYLE AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp500-510, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907P78.pdf