Academic Load of Students and its Impact on Parents Psychological Stress, Anxiety and Depression

By : Asoke Kumar Saha, Tariqul Islam, Arunavo Bairagi, SK. Kamrul Hasan, Fahima Chowdhury Nidhi

Page No: 385-395

Abstract
Current research examines the impact of academic load of the students on parental stress, anxiety and depression levels. The non-probability convenient sampling technique has been used to collect data from 200 participants. Parents were willing to provide information about the school where their children are studying. All the respondents were selected from the parents of the 5th Grade students of Missionaries Schools, Private Schools and Government Primary Schools. All the participants belong to middle class, higher class and lower class as economic status; also make a category according to their gender, monthly income and educational of the parents. Parents of the students were used a modified questionnaire on a five-point Likert scale. This study used questionnaire method to examine the link between stress, anxiety and depression of parents in relation to academic load of student. It was confirmed that academic load of their child and family stress leads to depression among parents, negatively affecting their mental health. This research provides valuable information to parents, educators and other stakeholders concerned about their children’s education and performance on school.

Authors :
Asoke Kumar Saha : Professor – Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tariqul Islam : MS Student – Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Arunavo Bairagi : Associate Professor – Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Sk. Kamrul Hasan : Assistant Professor – Department of Business Administration, Fareast International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Fahima Chowdhury Nidhi : MS Student – Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2023.18.02.20