Stress Among the Students of an Engineering Institution in India: An Empirical Analysis

The rising complexity of modern life has beset us with stress. Students of various professional institutions are increasing beleaguered with this problem. The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of stress, its antecedents, and consequences among the students of a newly established engineering institute in India. Specifically, the study aims to investigate environmental, social, psychological, and academic causes of stress and its behavioral consequences. The study sample consists of 339 undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students. The data were collected through a self-designed questionnaire followed by semi-structured interview. The overall stress in the sample was found to be low and the academic factors were identified as the major cause of stress. However, no major unwanted behavioral consequences of stress were observed. Findings and implications are discussed.