ASSESSMENT OF THE PERCEIVED PARENTAL PRESSURE FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND ASSOCIATED PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AMONG THE STUDENTS OF THE SELECTED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, WEST BENGAL

Abstract

Rising incidents of various psychological problems even self-harm among adolescents is an increasing concern globally for which a descriptive study was undertaken to assess the perceived parental pressure for academic success and associated psychological problems among the students of the selected higher secondary school, West Bengal. The adopted conceptual framework was based upon the Stress bucket model (2002) and represented in the Input-process-output model (1973). From government- aided school, convenience sample of 100 higher secondary students responded through paper-pencil test. The study ndings by using descriptive and inferential statistics revealed that 17% perceived high parental pressure and 68% perceived medium parental pressure; 22% students were extremely severe depressed, 35% were having extremely severe anxious and 11% were having extremely severe stress. Calculated 'r' of perceived parental pressure with three domain wise psychological problems i.e. depression/anxiety/stress were 0.553/0.495/0.582 respectively (moderate positive associations.) There are signicant associations between level of perceived parental pressure with father's educational status, mother's occupational status, number of siblings; all the three domain wise psychological problems were associated with father's occupational status and only anxiety domain with mother's educational status, mother's occupational status. Recommendations for future studies are large sample size, in different settings, comparative design, at least one intervention and evaluation.