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The Effect of Optimism on Academic Stress of Secondary School Students
Hla Hla Thi
Phyu Phyu Thant
The main purpose of this study was to explore the effects of optimism on
academic stress of secondary school students. This study was conducted
with a sample of 821 (366 boys and 455 girls) secondary school students
studying in eight schools of four districts in Yangon Region. The required
sample was selected by using random sampling technique. Secondary
school students‟ optimism, academic stress and demographic data were
examined and collected by using a self-reported questionnaire survey
method. As a result of descriptive statistics, most of the students in this
study were optimistic students and they also have average academic
stress. The results of t-test revealed that there was a significant difference
between students‟ optimism by gender but the students‟ academic stress
was not. ANOVA results showed that there were significant differences
in students‟ optimism and academic stress according to age, districts and
schools. Then, the academic stress of secondary school students had
significant differences with regard to their parents‟ education and no. of
siblings. The results also showed that there were significant relationships
among optimism and academic stress of secondary school students. As a
result of regression analysis, optimism and age of secondary school
students made significant predictive contribution to their academic stress.
2018
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000005277
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