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School-related stressors in adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

John P. Fanshawe  and
Paul C. Burnett
John P. Fanshawe*
Affiliation:
Centre for Cognitive Processes in Learning, Queensland University of Technology
Paul C. Burnett
Affiliation:
Centre for Cognitive Processes in Learning, Queensland University of Technology
*
School of Learning and Development QUT: Kelvin Grove Campus, Kelvin Grove 4059Australia
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate high school students' perceptions of school-related problems. Some 1583 high school students responded to the 35 item High School Stressors Scale (Burnett & Fanshawe, 1997) which measures nine areas of problems experienced by adolescents in schools. These are Teaching Methods, Student-Teacher Relationships, School Workload, School Environment, Feeling Vulnerable, Personal Organization, Achieving Independence, Anxiety about the Future, and Relationships with Parents. The results are discussed and implications for educators, guidance officers and school psychologists working in high schools are presented.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 8 , November 1998 , pp. 1 - 8
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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