Academic stress

{{Short description|Stress experienced by students}} '''Academic stress''' is a form of occupational, psychological stress experienced by students in response to heavy workloads, competitive grading, and high-stakes testing.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ghatol |first1=Dr Snehalata D. |title=Academic Stress among School Students |date=4 October 2019 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=978-81-942903-2-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tqc5EAAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Deng |first1=Yuwei |last2=Cherian |first2=Jacob |last3=Khan |first3=Noor Un Nisa |last4=Kumari |first4=Kalpina |last5=Sial |first5=Muhammad Safdar |last6=Comite |first6=Ubaldo |last7=Gavurova |first7=Beata |last8=Popp |first8=József |title=Family and Academic Stress and Their Impact on Students' Depression Level and Academic Performance |journal=Frontiers in Psychiatry |date=16 June 2022 |volume=13 |article-number=869337 |doi=10.3389/fpsyt.2022.869337 |doi-access=free |pmid=35782431 |pmc=9243415 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lai |first1=Kei Kwan |last2=Ng |first2=Ting Kin |title=Academic stress, negative affect, and subjective academic performance: the mediating role of academic exhaustion and the moderating role of the growth mindset of intelligence |journal=Current Psychology |date=February 2026 |volume=45 |issue=4 |article-number=371 |doi=10.1007/s12144-025-09013-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pérez-Jorge |first1=David |last2=Boutaba-Alehyan |first2=Majda |last3=González-Contreras |first3=Ana Isabel |last4=Pérez-Pérez |first4=Itahisa |title=Examining the effects of academic stress on student well-being in higher education |journal=Humanities and Social Sciences Communications |date=28 March 2025 |volume=12 |issue=1 |article-number=449 |doi=10.1057/s41599-025-04698-y}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Fisher |first1=Shirley |title=Stress in Academic Life: The Mental Assembly Line |date=1994 |publisher=Society for Research into Higher Education |isbn=978-0-335-15720-4 |language=en}}</ref>

Excessive academic stress may lead to Generative artificial intelligence dependency. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wang |first1=Dan |last2=Wang |first2=Zhenliang |title=How academic stress leads to artificial intelligence-generated design dependency: the roles of academic procrastination and help-seeking behavior |journal=Frontiers in Psychology |date=18 March 2026 |volume=17 |article-number=1794730 |doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1794730 |doi-access=free |pmid=41929815 |pmc=13040471 }}</ref>

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Category:Psychological stress