Academic stress among Indian adolescent girls.

Context: Academic learning is the main source of stress among adolescents and is associated with mental health problems; finding its determinants helps to know the risk factors that influence stress.

Aim: The main aim of the study was to assess the educational stress and their predictors among adolescent girls.

Settings And Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in ten colleges involving adolescent girls pursuing preuniversity and university studies at Dharwad city, India.