[Stress in German schools: frequencies, causes and international comparison]

(Schulstress in Deutschland: Ursachen, Häufigkeiten und internationale Verortung.)

Full Abstract

An overview about studies on academic stress is given, including anxiety before examinations, decrease in achievement, bad grades as well as aggression and rivalry among pupils. Finding on several studies are reported, including German adolescents (N=1393) and adolescents from 18 countries (N=9778), who have been investigated with respect to school-related problems. German pupils exhibited a mean level in academic stress. However, clinically disturbed adolescents (N=77) reported the highest levels in academic stress, compared to non-conspicuous adolescents.

Author information

Author/s: Seiffge-Krenke, Inge (I);

Affiliation: Psychologisches Institut der Universität, Abt. Entwicklungs- und Pädagogische Psychologie, Mainz.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie (Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2008-; vol 57 (issue 1) : pp 3-19

Dates: Created 2008/03/25; Completed 2008/05/16;

PMID: 18361182, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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