• Harshalata Kolhe
• Dr Nutan Makasare
• Dr Prakash Makasare

Abstract: Background-: Nursing education is rigorous curriculum, demanding clinical requirements, and high academic expectations. An excess stress in nursing students’ academics can result in adverse effects that are far reaching and prolonged. The Life skills to manage this stress includes stress management, time management problem solving and interpersonal communication. Research Methodology: In a quantitative approach to evaluate the effectiveness of life skill training on an academic stress among students of selected nursing colleges, research design was one group pretest posttest design. 74 nursing students included in study by Simple random sampling technique. Result: The distribution of stress score (Post) among participants categorized into three levels: Low stress, Average stress, and high stress. A majority of participants (55 individuals, 74.3%) fell within the low-stress range (0% to 33%), while 19 participants (25.7%) experienced average stress (34% to 66%). The minimum recorded stress score was 31, while the maximum was 89. The mean stress score was 53.68, with a standard deviation of 16.470, indicating variability in stress levels among participants. The comparison of stress score before (Pre) and after (Post) an intervention using a paired t-test. The mean pre-test stress score was 80.2703 with a standard deviation of 3.69115, while the mean post-test stress score. was 53.6892 with a higher standard deviation of 16.47075, indicating greater variability in post-test scores. The standard error mean for the pre-test was 0.42909, and for the post-test, it was 1.91469. The degrees of freedom (df) were 73, and the t-test value was 13.034. The P-value was <0.001, indicating a statistically significant difference between pre- and post-test stress scores. This suggests that the intervention had a significant impact on stress scores, leading to a decrease in mean stress score post-intervention. Hence H1 is accepted. Conclusion- There is statistically significant reduction in academic stress after life skill training program among students of selected nursing colleges. So, life skill training program can be used to manage academic stress among nursing students.

Academic stress, Life skill training

"“TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIFE SKILL TRAINING ON AN ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG STUDENTS OF SELECTED NURSING COLLEGES.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 9, page no.d746-d751, September-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2509396.pdf

"“TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIFE SKILL TRAINING ON AN ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG STUDENTS OF SELECTED NURSING COLLEGES.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 9, page no. ppd746-d751, September-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2509396.pdf