University Students: Connection between Representation of Stress and Coping Strategies

The study examined the effectiveness of a group- administered cognitive behavioral intervention (CBT) with depressed university students in Jordan. 84 university students were recruited and assigned randomly to control and intervention groups. Intervention impact was assessed on measures of depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and coping strategies at three times points; baseline, postintervention, 3- months postintervention. Overall, using CBT showed a significant improvement in the used measures. At postintervention, students had lower scores on perceived stress, depression, and avoidance coping and higher scores in approach coping. The findings are discussed in terms of treatment implications and recommendations for use at academic settings.

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Acculturative stress and coping strategies among Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong: A qualitative inquiry.

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry ◽

10.1037/ort0000338 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 88 (5) ◽

pp. 550-562 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Miron Kumar Bhowmik ◽

Rebecca Y. M. Cheung ◽

Ming Tak Hue

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

University Students ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Acculturative Stress ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Qualitative Inquiry ◽

Mainland Chinese ◽

Chinese University ◽

Chinese University Students ◽

And Coping

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Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Depressive Symptomatology, Stress and Coping Strategies among Jordanian University Students

Issues in Mental Health Nursing ◽

10.1080/01612840802694577 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 188-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour ◽

Kathryn Puskar ◽

Amal G. Bandak

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽

University Students ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Depressive Symptomatology ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

And Coping

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The Relationship Between Quality of Sleep, Stress And Coping Among First Year Female Students of University of Colombo

10.21203/rs.3.rs-844649/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yamange Sanduni Thakshila ◽

Chathurie Suraweera

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Brief Cope ◽

And Coping

Abstract Background: Sufficient and restorative sleep is important to mental and physical wellbeing. The university education as an undergraduate is stressful and can have detrimental effects on the mental state of the students leading to poor sleep quality and stress, requiring use of coping strategies. This study is aimed to identify the prevalence and the correlation between sleep quality, stress and coping among university students.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a University in Sri Lanka among 200 participants from five selected faculties. A self-administered questionnaire, Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Depression Stress Anxiety Scale-21(DASS 21) and brief COPE inventory was administered using consecutive random sampling to the participants. The results were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 with one-way ANOVA and Pearson correlations.Results: 82.5% (n= 165) of subjects reported poor sleep quality. There was a positive strong correlation between sleep quality and stress (r=0.526, p=0.000). Among the poor sleepers, 57.6% (n= 95) were stressed. The stress was positively correlated with self-blame, planning, denial and emotional support in the COPE inventory. The correlation with quality of sleep with coping strategies was statistically significant. The highest mean of global PSQI score (10.33± 4.202) was observed among students from Law faculty with 95% experienced poor sleep quality. The highest correlation between sleep quality and stress among students from medical faculty (r= 0.614**, p= 0.000) while the highest percentage of students, 61.9% were stressed. Conclusions: The majority of university undergraduates were affected with poor quality of sleep and stress. The students use various coping strategies to cope with stress. There was a strong relationship between sleep quality, stress and coping. The sleep quality depended on stress as well coping strategies effected on sleep quality. This study highlights the importance of focused interventions on quality of sleep, stress and coping among university students.

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Stress and Coping Strategies among Management and Science University Students: A Qualitative Study

IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia ◽

10.31436/imjm.v8i2.751 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Redhwan AAN ◽

Sami AR ◽

Karim AJ ◽

Chan R ◽

Zaleha MI

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Small Sample Size ◽

Medical Science ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Small Sample ◽

Mental Condition ◽

Family Problems ◽

Lack Of Sleep ◽

And Coping

Introduction: This study aimed to explore the associated factors related to causes of stress and coping strategies among university students. Materials and Methods: As a focus group discussion, it was universal sampling, conducted among 39 of Medical Science and Biomedicine students on their second semester from Management and Science University (MSU), Shah Alam, Malaysia. Three issues were discussed: firstly, how they define the stress; secondly, what the most important causes of stress in their life are; and thirdly, how they cope with stress. Verbal consent was obtained from all participants. Due to the small sample size, the data was analyzed manually. Results: Total of participants were 39 students, their age ranged from 21 to 26 years. Seventeen (43.6%) of the students were 21 years old and the majority were female 31 (79.5%). The most important causes of stress reported by the students were financial, lack of sleep, and family problems. In terms of coping with stress, the students were able to describe a variety of strategies to cope with their stressful situations. These included counseling services, doing meditation, sharing of problems, getting adequate sleep, and going out with friends. Conclusion: Most of the students defined stress as “a mental condition”. Lack of sleep, financial, and family problems were the most causes of stress among students. The students were able to identify some strategies to cope with stress.

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