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Stress occurs in every part of our life.This is due to various factors such as increased pressure, competition, decreased resources, inadequate family support, exposed to violence through media and increased use of alcohol as well as drugs [27] In concord to this idea, this study reveals that majority of the College of Education students experience a moderate level of academic stress.Recent research reports show that the prevalence of stress is increasing among students.

Stress occurs in every part of our life. Recent research reports show that the prevalence of stress is increasing among students. This is due to various factors such as increased pressure, competition, decreased resources, inadequate family support, exposed to violence through media and increased use of alcohol as well as drugs [27] In concord to this idea, this study reveals that majority of the College of Education students experience a moderate level of academic stress. No students were found to experience a low level of academic stress. The main sources of academic stress among these students is known to arise from teachers, academic results, exams, peer pressures, time management and course load. Similarly, a study by [2] shows that the main academic stressors are family expectation, teachers' expectations, competition with other students and excessive course work or workload. Of all the academic stressors, family expectations (52.7%) and teacher expectations (32.4%) contributed the most (i.e. 52.7% and 32.4% respectively) towards the stress level of the participants