Stress, depression among tribal students of Warangal district

Abstract

Stress is a biological process in which exposure to stressors is associated with bad health effects, decreased ability of disease management, and a higher likelihood for disease-related complications and comorbidities. Stress has been considered the main factor in the etiology of many diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiac diseases, and body aches for centuries. Students meet many stressful situations such as the need for success, academic demands, homesickness, and lack of social support. Coping with stress can be a leading cause in preventing psychological distress and a serious illness. Stress is a common experience that everyone encounters from time to time. In the realm of academia, stress has become an unavoidable aspect of the lives of students and all those associated with them. Parents of adolescents must confront the burden of assisting their children in managing scholastic stress. Tribal students after enrolling themselves into experiences high level of stress and anxiety which later shows signs and symptoms of depression at early age. The present study is undertaken to study the level of stress, depression among tribal students. Students attending college and schools are more stressed because they are undergoing a developmental shift from teenager to early adulthood, which can be challenging and vulnerable to numerous forms of stressors, such as academic stress, the obligation of success, an uncertain future, psychological and social problems, homesickness, friend sickness, a sense of loneliness, and elevated interpersonal conflict.