Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 294-299
The Stress Experienced by Parents of 10th Standard Students in Selected Urban and Rural Areas - A Comparative Study
Ms. Pragati Ramteke1, Ms. Vaishanavi Sakkarwar1, Ms. Pratiksha Satarkar1, Mr. Abhishek Sathe1,
Ms. Revati Satone1, Mrs. Jaya Gawai2
1B.B.Sc. Nursing Final Year Students, SRMMCON, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha
2Head of Department of Mental Health Nursing, SRMMCON, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha
Corresponding Author: Ms. Pragati Ramteke
ABSTRACT
Background: Parental stress affects towards their children academic performances may or may not improve the learning of their children. Mothers generally show higher parental stress than the fathers because the mothers are attached more emotionally towards the children.
Objectives: 1.To assess the level of stress experienced by parents of 10th standard students in rural areas. 2. To assess the level of stress experienced by parents of 10th standard students in urban areas. 3. To compare the level of stress experienced by parents of 10th standard students between urban and rural areas. 4. To correlate the level of stress experienced by parents of 10th standard students between urban and rural areas. 5. To associate the level of stress experienced by parents of 10th standard students with their demographic variables between rural and urban areas.
Material and methods: Descriptive approach is used in this study. Comparative design was used in the study. The study was conducted in selected urban and rural areas of Wardha district. 50 parents selected from urban areas and 50 parents selected from rural areas for the study.
Results: 84% of the parents from urban areas had moderate level of stress and 16% had very severe level of stress score. Minimum stress score was 41 and maximum was 82, mean stress score was 61.18±10.02. 88% of the parents from rural areas had moderate level of stress and 12% had very severe level of stress scores. Minimum stress achieve 47 and utmost was 74, mean stress achieve 62.96±6.96.
Conclusion: The urban areas parents were having more stressed than the rural areas.
Key words: Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Parental expectations, Adolescent.