Strategies for managing academic stress among air force secondary school students

Abstract

This paper focuses on the concept of stress, academic stress and causes of academic stress experienced by the students of Air Force Secondary schools. The paper goes further to look at the effects, symptoms of academic stress among students of the Air Force Secondary Schools, and proffers some strategies for managing it. Some of these strategies are relaxation, observation of good health rules, development of effective study habits and parental involvement in their children/ward studies among others. It was recommended among others that students should recognize that there are some things they cannot control and focus their energies on those they can.