• PUJA KUMARI
• Prof.(Dr.)Imran Khan

Since the beginning of life, humans have consistently pursued progress, prosperity, and perfection. This relentless quest has driven innovation, shaped societies, and led to remarkable advancements in various fields. Yet, it also raises questions about the cost of such pursuits, and the balance must be maintained between ambition and ethical considerations. As a result, civilization and civilized lifestyles evolved. A civilized society expects the younger generation to play the most challenging role in pursuit of advancement and perfection. In this direction a majority of contemporary scholars are aligned to conceptualize the stage of adolescence as a transitional phase of life that presents various changes—physiological, hormonal, psychological, and socio-cultural, school environment, etc.—in a very short span of time, which affect adolescents' schooling, social relationships, and overall psychological development, both directly and indirectly. Perhaps, therefore, adolescence is characterized as a phase of opportunities and vulnerabilities. Against this backdrop, the present study was undertaken on a randomly selected sample of 400 students from different government and nongovernmental higher secondary schools in the Siwan district to investigate the effects of type of school on the level of stress, anxiety, and depression. The Lovibond & Lovibond (1995) scale was administered to assess the level of stress, anxiety, and depression. A significant difference was observed in the level of stress, anxiety, and depression between students of government and non-government higher secondary schools. .

Keywords: Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Government Higher Secondary School Students, Non-Government Higher Secondary School Students

"STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS: A CROSS-SCHOOL ANALYSIS OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no.d446-d453, October-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510363.pdf

"STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS: A CROSS-SCHOOL ANALYSIS OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no. ppd446-d453, October-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510363.pdf