Abstract. This study examined the association between the impacts of stress on the student’s
academic performance and the effects of interest on this relationship. Respondents voluntarily
participated in the study and were randomly selected. Reliability level of measures assessing
perceived stress, academic achievement and academic interest in this study is equal to the coefficient
.70 and higher. Pearson’s correlation between interest and perception of stress was analyzed by
bivariate analysis and as a result the negative correlation level r showed that the higher the level of
interest of students, the lower the stress level, and conversely, the lower level of interest, the higher
level of their stress.

Key words: stress, academic achievement, interest, student.