Mental Stress of Undergraduate Students in Bangladesh

Abstract

This research attempted to identify factors that contribute to mental stress in undergraduate students in Bangladesh. Undergraduate students are stressed for many reasons which affect their life many ways. And this report broadly explains it. All data is collected through online surveys, and the primary causes of stress are grades, study load, and work-life balance. When students are highly stressed it affects their daily activities. They didn’t focus on their studies. Also, they couldn’t do well in the exams, affecting their grades too. Some students are doing part-time/full time jobs. Stress hampers their productivity and work quality. Stress, affect their academic life, social life, career and physical health. They have issues, communicating with others, and don’t feel confident in themselves. Always families’ expectation of their children is high, and when they fail to fulfil their expectation, they become more stressed and depressed. Family should be more friendly and supportive and not judgmental so they can share their feelings and point of view contentedly. Overall, the outcomes of the paper are the major source of stress, and a brief survey was conducted to learn more about the students' mentality. Students find it difficult to contribute to the economy because of their stress.