Table 2 The scores of different sources of academic stress among high-school adolescents in Qazvin City, Iran (n = 1724)
From: Sources of academic stress among Iranian adolescents: a multilevel study from Qazvin City, Iran
| Variables | Financial issues | Parents’ involvement | Peer pressure | School’s regulations |
Academic competition | Interaction with teacher | Future uncertainty | Educational system | Home life | Total academic stress | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
46.3 (44.3, 48.3) |
43.4 (42.0, 44.7) |
31.3 (29.9, 32.6) |
36.3 (34.9, 37.8) |
59.4 (57.8, 61.0) |
58.4 (57.3, 59.7) |
72.1 (70.8, 73.5) |
43.2 (41.8, 44.5) |
27.5 (26.4, 28.5) |
36.3 (46.0, 47.0) |
| Male |
48.4 (46.5, 50.3) |
51.5 (50.1, 52.8) |
34.4 (33.1, 35.7) |
36.2 (34.9, 37.6) |
57.6 (56.1, 59.2) |
53.8 (52.7, 55.0) |
67.4 (66.0, 68.9) |
45.7 (44.4, 47.1) |
31.02 (29.9, 32.2) |
45.18 (44.0, 46.0) | |
| Educational period | First |
44.9 (43.1, 46.9) |
48.2 (46.8, 49.5) |
32.8 (31.4, 34.1) |
32.2 (31.1, 33.4) |
63.1 (61.7, 64.6) |
53.4 (52.2, 54.5) |
67.5 (66.1, 68.8) |
40.7 (39.5, 42.0) |
26.5 (25.4, 27.5) |
44.1 (43.4, 44.9) |
| Second |
49.9 (48.1, 5.9) |
46.6 (45.2, 48.0) |
32.9 (31.6, 34.2) |
40.7 (30.2, 42.2) |
53.4 (51.7, 55.0) |
59.2 (58.0, 60.3) |
72.3 (71.0, 73.7) |
48.5 (47.1, 49.9) |
32.3 (31.1, 33.4) |
47.5 (46.7, 48.3) | |
| School type | Governmental |
50.3 (48.5, 52.0) |
47.3 (46.0, 48.5) |
32.5 (31.2, 33.7) |
35.5 (34.2, 36.8) |
58.8 (57.3, 60.2) |
57.0 (55.9, 58.1) |
69.7 (68.5, 71.0) |
42.4 (41.2, 43.6) |
29.9 (28.9, 31.0) |
45.7 (45.0, 46.4) |
| Special |
43.5 (40.8, 46.2) |
47.5 (45.6, 49.5) |
33.6 (31.7, 35.4) |
41.2 (39.2, 43.3) |
57.2 (54.9, 59.5) |
57.9 (56.2, 59.7) |
69.4 (67.4, 71.4) |
49.0 (47.1, 51.1) |
28.2 (26.6, 29.8) |
46.5 (45.4, 47.7) | |
| Private |
42.8 (39.7, 46.1) |
47.7 (45.0, 41.5) |
32.9 (30.6, 35.0) |
31.7 (29.6, 33.7) |
59.5 (56.8, 62.2) |
50.7 (48.8, 52.5) |
70.4 (68.0, 72.8) |
44.7 (42.4, 47.0) |
28.4 (26.6, 30.1) |
44.7 (43.4, 46.0) | |
| Family SES | High |
39.5 (37.9, 41.8) |
47.5 (45.8, 49.1) |
30.5 (28.9, 32.2) |
37.2 (35.5, 38.9) |
57.8 (55.9, 59.7) |
54.1 (52.6, 55.6) |
67.8 (67.1, 70.5) |
44.9 (42.4, 47.0) |
25.8 (24.5, 27.1) |
44.2 (43.2, 45.1) |
| Moderate |
46.7 (44.5, 49.1) |
46.8 (45.2, 48.4) |
32.5 (31.0, 34.0) |
36.1 (34.4, 37.7) |
58.1 (56.9, 60.0) |
55.9 (54.4, 57.3) |
69.7 (68.0, 71.4) |
43.7 (42.1,45.4) |
28.2 (26.9, 29.5) |
45.2 (44.3,46.1) | |
| Low |
55.7 (53.5, 58.0) |
48.0 (46.2, 49.7) |
35.4 (33.8, 37.0) |
35.5 (33.8, 37.2) |
59.5 (57.5, 61.5) |
58.4 (57.0, 59.9) |
70.8 (69.1, 72.5) |
44.9 (43.2, 47.0) |
33.7 (32.2, 35.2) |
47.8 (46.9,48.8) |