STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG GRADUATES
Stress has become an inevitable part of lives. Stress arises as a result of relations with the constantly changing environment and the adaptation to it. Actually managing stress is an art, through this all human beings can enjoy their life in its full spirit. Stress management is the need of the hour. Stressors, if not escapable, are fairly manageable. College students are at a critical period where they will enter adulthood. They are expected to be the elites in the society. Thus, they should enhance their stress management abilities so as to live a healthy life after entering the society. The life stress on them is considerable. Therefore, understanding the sources of stress among them and how they can cope with the stress is very important. This study focused on 295 college students of Pollachi Taluk to explore their stress sources and coping strategies through a questionnaire survey. The main aim of this study was to find out the level of stress among graduates. The stress level is measured with the help of a structured questionnaire. Perceived Stress Scale and Depression, Anxiety Stress Scales were used to measure the stress level. The total score of stress level comes around 72. The overall average stress index is 65.16. Statistical tools namely ANOVA and Chi-square have been administered. The result of the study reveals that a good and proper guidance should be followed by the students. Some factors from the family, educational institutions and the society influence the students a lot. In order to overcome all the barriers which are against to the development of the students should identify and proper measures should be taken. A co-operative attempt by the parents, teachers, educational institutions and from the government should be there to create a stress free generation in future. Stress free creates pleasant environment such as mental peace, better and healthy thoughts, good relations, service motives and indirectly it avoids social, economic and political unrest. It leads to acquire more knowledge to ...