[Stress in German schools: frequencies, causes and international comparison].
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.
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Psychologisches Institut der Universität, Abt. Entwicklungs- und Pädagogische Psychologie, Mainz.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014477:Underachievement