3. Results
3.1. Data cleaning screening and preliminary analyses
Assumptions of normality of data were checked. After scrutiny 11 data sheets were found to be incomplete and they were rejected. All complete data sheets (n = 717) were used in the analyses. SPSS software package was used for data analysis. Independent t-test was used to compare academic stress scores across various socio-demographic variables in the sample. One-way ANOVA test was applied to compare across multiple group. The internal consistency of the scales was investigated. The Cronbach’s alpha of the USDI based on Indian sample was 0.92, indicating that the scale is internally consistent.