Academic Pressure And Its Psychological Impact On Teenage Boys And Girls: A Rural-Urban Comparative Study

Abstract

This study examines the scholastic stress of teenage boys and girls and its psychological effect in both rural and urban areas. The study only relies on secondary sources of data and examines the level of stress, related mental health symptoms, the presence of academic support systems, and coping strategies employed by students. The results have shown that urban students, especially girls are more exposed to academic stress and have a higher rate of anxiety, sleep disorders, and lack of concentration. On the other hand, rural students experience relatively less stress but they lack access to professional support services. Academic pressure and the coping mechanism used in this case are exhibited with gender-based and geographical discrepancies. The research highlights the need to develop mental health facilities in schools, adapt the intervention to the local setting, and to encourage the balanced academic expectations in order to protect the health of adolescents.