Self-assessment of student academic pressure in some high schools in Ha Nam, 2016

Nguyen Thi Vinh*, Le Xuan Hung

Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training, Hanoi Medical University

 

Objective: This study focused on the percentage of high school students under academic pressure and signs if suffered from academic pressure.

Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in the form of a survey of 596 students of grades 10, 11 and 12 in Ha Nam province, including Binh Luc and Kim Bang districts.

Main findings: 93.46% of students struggled with academic pressure. The research also indicated that academic pressure was not influenced by gender, class, academic strength, or areas. In addition, fatigue, anxiety, and distraction (lack of concentration) were common signs in students who were under academic pressure.

Conclusions: Most students in high school were under academic pressure in learning with some identifable signs; therefore, students need to be interested by teachers and parents to deal with academic pressure and prevent from negative effects of academic pressure.

Keywords: student, high school, academic pressure, signs of academic pressure.
 

*Corresponding author: Nguyen Thi Vinh

Work place: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training, Hanoi Medical University

Email: vinhytcc.hmu@gmail.com

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