Academic Stress Among Secondary School Students Living in Noise-Polluted Areas of Bihar

Noise pollution is an often underestimated environmental problem, but has been a chief cause to various adverse effects on mental health and well-being.This research article investigates the adverse effects of noise pollution on the level of academic stress experienced by adolescents studying in secondary schools.For this study a sample of total 100 secondary school students studying in 9th and 10th standard residing in selected localities of Ara, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur and Patna, the five noise polluted cities of Bihar, listed by the BSPCB were drawn through quota sampling technique, containing 20 samples each from these cities.The academic stress level was assessed through Scale for Assessing Academic Stress (SAAS-SUSVNM) was employed.The data was analysed through Pearson's product moment correlation.The result showed high academic stress levels among students from the selected localities.Strong correlation between noise pollution and academic stress levels was observed.