Stress and Morale of Management Students During the Recession Period

Abstract

Recession has adversely affected the life of professionals and students. It has decreased the employment opportunities available to management students. Due to financial downturn, unemployment continues to increase, leading to high stress levels and low morale. The present study was undertaken to investigate the stress and morale of management students during the recession period. Data was collected from a sample of 400 subjects from Allahabad, Lucknow and Kanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh. Stratified random sampling was done and the stress and morale of management students was measured by an inventory which was constructed and standardized by the researches. Results are discussed with respect to gender (male and female), and locality (urban and rural) of the management students. The collected data was subjected to t-test and the mean of different groups was represented in bar graphs.