scholarly journals Perceived Stress Among University Students in South-East Serbia During the COVID-19 Outbreak

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Kostic ◽  
Olivera Zikić ◽  
Vladimir Đorđevic ◽  
Zilijeta Krivokapic
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Stress Reactions ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Demographical Data ◽  
High Stress Level

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into focus the mental health the student population. The study aimed to analyze the psychological response to the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of perceived stress and its related factors among university students in the southeastern Serbia. The study was conducted during the increasing rate of the coronavirus disease in Serbia. Method A total of 434 students from the public university in South-East Serbia enrolled in the study and completed the measures of socio-demographical data, the Perceived stress scale (PSS-10), the Coping Strategy Indicator (CSI) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The data were analyzed through quantitative and qualitative methods. Results Study findings suggest that the mean perceived stress score was placed to 20.43 (±7.67), suggesting that the students showed high stress level during the COVID-19 outbreak. Our model showed that female gander, higher scores on anxiety/insomnia and depression subscales as well as the coping strategy avoidance predicted higher level of perceived stress, while higher scores on social dysfunction were related to the reduced perceived stress scores. Conclusion Besides limitation of the study, findings provided authentic data of stress reactions of students in South-East Serbia during the COVID-19 outbreak. The findings confirm the need to examine the experience of students in states of emergencies and crisis as well as introduce a plan for support programs aimed at preventing a decline in education efficacy in the long run, together with preventing the occurrence of mental disorders.

scholarly journals Perceived stress among university students in south-east Serbia during the COVID-19 outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Kostić ◽  
Olivera Žikić ◽  
Vladimir Đorđević ◽  
Žilijeta Krivokapić
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Stress Reactions ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Depression Subscale

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into focus the mental health of the student population. The study aimed to analyze the psychological response to the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of perceived stress and its related factors among university students in south-east Serbia. The study was conducted during the increased incidence of COVID-19 in Serbia. Method A total of 434 students from the public university in south-east Serbia enrolled in the study and completed the measures of socio-demographic data, the perceived stress scale (PSS-10), the Coping Strategy Indicator (CSI) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The data were analyzed through quantitative and qualitative methods. Results Study findings suggest that the mean perceived stress score was placed to 20.43 (± 7.67). Our model showed that female gender, higher scores on anxiety/insomnia and depression subscale as well as the coping strategy avoidance predicted higher perceived stress, while higher scores on social dysfunction were related to the reduced perceived stress scores.  Conclusion Notwithstanding the study limitation, findings provided authentic data of stress reactions of the students in south-east Serbia during the COVID-19 outbreak. The findings confirm the need to examine students' experiences in emergencies and crises, as well as to make a plan for online stress management programs that would help alleviate stress during a global pandemic.

scholarly journals Changes in mental health during three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study among polish university students

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra M. Rogowska ◽  
Dominika Ochnik ◽  
Cezary Kuśnierz ◽  
Karolina Chilicka ◽  
Monika Jakubiak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Research indicates that mental health worsened during the Coronavirus crisis, in particular among women and university students. However, few longitudinal studies have so far investigated the changes in mental health outcomes across three subsequent waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to examine changes in mental health among university students. Methods A total of 1,961university students from Poland, at mean age 23.23 years (SD = 3.16, 57.47% of women) were included in this repeated cross-sectional study across three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic: W1 (n = 657), W2 (n = 654), and W3 (n = 650). They completed the online survey with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), General Self-Rated Health (GSRH), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), as well as sociodemographic variables. Results The prevalence of people at high risk of anxiety and perceived stress, poorer physical health, and low life satisfaction changed significantly across three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the two-way ANOVA showed that both the wave (W1<W2<W3) and gender (men<women) had a significant impact on the level of anxiety. Statistically significant changes in perceived stress were found between pandemic waves (W1>W2, W1>W3), and genders (men<women). Self-reported physical health significantly deteriorated in W3 compared to W1 and W2 (W1>W3, W2>W3), and was significantly worse in women than in men. The level of life satisfaction also decreased significantly in W3 (W1>W3, W2>W3), but did not differ between men and women. High GAD risk was presented two times more frequently among women and people who subjectively assessed their health as poor, three times more likely in participants dissatisfied with their lives, and seven times more probably in persons with high-stress levels. Conclusions The results of this study consistently indicate (using parametric and non-parametric statistical analysis) that there are significant differences in mental health problems across three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. It suggests that pandemic waves should be considered in future review studies and meta-analyses. Furthermore, these findings indicate a potential role for prevention and intervention programs aimed at alleviating life satisfaction and subjective assessment of health and improving coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety.

scholarly journals Caffeine consumption, intoxication, and stress among female university students: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deemah A. AlAteeq ◽  
Razan Alotaibi ◽  
Raneem Al Saqer ◽  
Njoud Alharbi ◽  
Maram Alotaibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Caffeine Consumption ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Stress Levels

Abstract Background University students use caffeine to cope with stress in spite of its adverse effects. The purpose of this study is to explore caffeine consumption among university students in Saudi Arabia, as well as its correlation with stress and caffeine intoxication. This cross-sectional study examined a convenience sample of 547 students at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU). A self-administrated questionnaire was used to assess caffeine consumption in milligrams per day, stress was assessed by the perceived stress scale (PSS), and caffeine intoxication was assessed using the DSM-5 criteria. Results The mean total caffeine consumption was 424.69 ± 385.31 mg/day. High levels of caffeine consumption were found among students of non-health colleges and students who were undiagnosed with psychiatric disorders (p values <0.040 and 0.027, respectively). A significant positive correlation was found between caffeine consumption and perceived stress (p<0.045). Only 13.26% of all participants fulfilled the DSM-5 criteria for caffeine use disorder. The majority of participants showed moderate and high stress levels (69.9% and 18.7%). Conclusion This study revealed high caffeine consumption and perceived stress levels among female undergraduate students with a significant positive association between them. The results emphasize the importance of educational campaigns about caffeine consumption and intoxication. They also encourage the development of stress management programs. Longitudinal studies need to be designed for evidence-based intervention.

scholarly journals Parents are Stressed! Factors that Influence Parenting During COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Adams ◽  
Danyel Smith ◽  
Laura J Caccavale ◽  
Melanie K Bean
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Family Income ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Parent Stress ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Work Related

Abstract Objective: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused numerous unexpected challenges for many families, and these long-lasting demands have likely contributed to higher amounts of stress for most parents. The aim of this study was to describe changes in parent stress from before to during COVID-19, and examine if work related-factors (e.g., family job layoff / furlough) were associated with changes in parent stress. Factors that parents felt influenced their parenting and strategies to effectively manage parenting difficulties during COVID-19 were also examined. Methods: Parents (N=584; 95% female) in the US with >1 child aged 5-18 years completed a single online survey in April-May 2020, ~2 months after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Survey measures included the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale, where parents reported on their stress prior to COVID-19 (via retrospective-report) and again during COVID-19 (thinking about their current situation). Parents also reported on their parenting-specific stress, factors that influenced parenting, and strategies implemented to manage parenting difficulties during COVID-19. Paired sample t-tests examined changes in parent stress from before to during COVID-19. Results: Parents’ perceived stress increased from before to during COVID-19 (16.2±5.6 vs. 22.0±6.3; p<0.01), with an even greater increase for parents with a family job loss / furlough or a decrease in family income (p<0.01). Only ~4% of all parents reported high stress before COVID-19, whereas 22% reported high stress during COVID-19. Most parents (72.8%) reported an increase parenting-specific stress from before to during COVID-19, and 34.6% reported that it was very difficult to continue parenting in the same way as they did prior to COVID-19. Common factors influencing parenting were a change in children’s daily structure/routines, worry about COVID-19, and demands of online schooling. Strategies used to manage parenting difficulties were doing family activities together, keeping in touch with family/friends virtually, and keeping children on a daily routine. Conclusions: Parent stress increased substantially during COVID-19, suggesting a need for enhanced access to mental health resources and emotional supports. Public health interventions should address parenting-specific stressors and effective strategies for managing parenting difficulties to mitigate their deleterious impact.

E-learning readiness and perceived stress among the university students of Bangladesh during COVID-19: a countrywide cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Humayun Kabir ◽  
Md. Kamrul Hasan ◽  
Dipak Kumar Mitra
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Learning Readiness ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Stress

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled all educational institutions from the conventional campus-based education system to e-learning worldwide. However, adapting to this new platform, e-learning readiness may cause perceived stress among students. This study aimed to examine the association between e-learning readiness and perceived e-learning stress as well as the relationship with socio-demographic and e-learning related factors. Results: This cross-sectional study was employed, where 1145 e-learning enrolled university students were surveyed. The result indicated that nearly 91% of students reported moderate (76.07%) to the higher level (14.85%) of perceived e-learning stress whereas more than half of them (58.17%) were at sub-optimum level of readiness. Furthermore, it was found that students with the sub-optimum level of readiness compare to optimum had a significantly higher chance of reporting a moderate and high level of perceived e-learning stress. Besides, parents’ highest education, residence, students’ preference, and having any eye problems were associated with perceived e-learning stress. Conclusion: A sudden introduction of e-learning during the COVID-19 catastrophe has brought about challenges including the readiness of the students that might exacerbate the perceived level of stress in different ways. This study reported that most of the students were at sub-optimal levels of readiness and suffered from moderate to high levels of perceived e-learning stress. The study findings should integrate into the education monitoring system to enhance students' coping strategies, incite readiness, straighten, and nourishing existing policies.

scholarly journals Perceived stress among university students in Oman during COVID-19-induced e-learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Malik ◽  
Sarfaraz Javed
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Higher education institutions across the world moved to e-learning in response to the disruptions caused by the pandemic. While e-learning has an advantage for students that they can attend to their courses from anywhere at their convenience, yet the sudden disruptive shift to e-learning during the pandemic saw students facing many challenges, which had strong ability to induce mental health issues among the students. This study aimed at examining the impact of COVID-19-induced e-learning on the university students’ stress perceptions in Oman. Results A total of 966 usable responses were received. The results showed that 96.9% (moderate stress = 82.5% and high stress = 14.4%) reported having experienced stress through e-learning during COVID-19. The results further indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between perceived stress and the students’ academic performance. The family support and institutional support were observed to have a significant effect on students’ stress perception. Conclusions Students are away from the physical campuses over a year now, continuing their courses and programs online. The numerous challenges they are facing through e-learning, together with the prevailing uncertainty, have intensified stress among them. The continued stress over time will not only affect their academic performance, but their mental and physical health as well, as the stress has proven to be one of the major causes of various physical and mental disorders. While e-learning seems to emerge as a new normal, the students require proper attention, help, and support from their families and institutions. The institutions should revisit their online courses and program delivery mechanisms, methods, and practices to ensure that students are not over stressed.

scholarly journals Influence of COVID-19 pandemic on stress levels of urologic patients

Open Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1198-1205
Author(s):  
Michele Del Zingaro ◽  
Giovanni Cochetti ◽  
Giuseppe Maiolino ◽  
Davide Stivalini ◽  
Giulia Manfredini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Admission ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Oncological Disease ◽  
History Of ◽  
Bladder Instillation ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
High Stress Level

Abstract Introduction Several studies have shown the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on perceived stress of different populations, but none of them analyzed urological patients who underwent elective surgery. Methods We enrolled prospectively patients who underwent elective surgery between March and October 2020. A survey on COVID-19 and the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (PPS-4) questionnaire were administered at hospital admission. Demographic and medical history data were also collected. Uni- and multivariate analyses were performed to identify independent predictors of higher PSS-4 values (≥7). Results A total of 200 patients were enrolled. Mean PSS-4 value resulted 6.04. Patients with PSS-4 value ≥7 resulted 43.5% (87/200). In multivariate analysis, PSS-4 value ≥7 was independently associated (p < 0.05) with female gender (OR 6.42), oncological disease (OR 2.87), high (>5 in a range between 0 and 10) fear of intrahospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection (OR 4.75), history of bladder instillation (OR 0.26), and current smokers (OR 0.27) Conclusion High PSS-4 values at hospital admission in urologic surgical patients are positively correlated with female gender, fear of intrahospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and oncological disease. PSS-4 questionnaire could be useful to select patients for whom a preadmission counselling is necessary to improve the management of their high stress level.

PERCEIVED STRESS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, HUE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

2016 ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Vuong Diem Khanh Doan ◽  
Dinh Duong Le ◽  
Tuyen Pham ◽  
Binh Thang Tran ◽  
Thi Phuong Anh Bui
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Stress Situation

Background: With the development of risk factors in modernizing the education system in Vietnam, stress among students is gradually increasing. Especially, among medical students there has been a high demonstration of stress. The main aim of this study was to identify associated factors of stress among first year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Public Health of Hue UMP. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a total sample of 209 first year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Public Health, Hue UMP. Data collection was undertaken using self-admistrative structured-questionnaire, which included five main parts: demographic characteristics, personal relationships; factors related to hobbies and studies; factors related to the study environment; and stress situation of students. Stress situation was measured using the perceived stress scale (PSS-14 items). The cut off point of 30 and above was used to identify the situation of high stress among the students. Chi-square test with 95% CI and mutiple logistic regression were implemented to examine factors related to high stress situation. Results: The percentage of high stress among students was 24.9%. The proportion of high stress of female students was 2 times higher than male students (OR= 2.3; 95%CI: 1.10 – 4.83). Students who lived in other provinces had a 2.8 times higher prevalence of high stress compared to those from Thua Thien province (OR=2.83; 95%CI: 1.19 – 6.73). Related factors of high stress status included: (1) personal relationships (having close friends or not, difficulty in relationships with friends, difficulty in social activities) and (2) factors related to study environement (academic stress; aspiration of retaking the enrollment examination of entering university, difficulty in finding reference documents for study, difficulty of approaching new learning methods). Conclusion: High stress situation was common among first year undergraduate. Personal relationship and factors related to study environement were significantly associated with high stress situation among the students. Key words: Stress, Public Health, undergraduate first year student, Hue UMP

Physiological Arousal of Beginning Counselors In Relation To Disabled And Non-Disabled Clients

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-39
Author(s):  
Charles Vander Kolk
Keyword(s):  
Stress Level ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Stress Reactions ◽  
Presenting Problems ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
Beginning Counselors ◽  
Physiological Reaction ◽  
High Stress Level

Physiological stress reactions to verbally-presented situations involving work with disabled clients or non-disabled clients with various presenting problems were examined in 42 counselors in training. Counselors in training were found to experience significant stress above baseline measures, toward all client groups with no significant differences in stress responses to disabled and non-disabled clients. Within groups, significantly more stress was measured only in response to cerebral palsied versus epilepic clients. Results suggest that beginning counselors experience a high stress level in relation to working with any type of client, and that the level of physiological reaction to clients will vary across individual counselors.

Psychiatric symptoms and related factors in a sample of Japanese workers

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 659-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noboru Iwata ◽  
Yuko Okuyama ◽  
Yoshikazu Kawakami ◽  
Kazuo Saito
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Psychiatric Symptomatology ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Japanese Workers

SynopsisA survey was conducted to investigate the presence of psychiatric symptoms and associated factors affecting psychiatric impairment among 2190 Japanese tax workers. The Japanese translated version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was used as a measure of psychiatric symptomatology. Several sociodemographic and psychosocial factors (interpersonal factors and perceived stress) were examined as being related to psychiatric impairment. As with all other language versions, the percentage distribution of the GHQ scores was considerably skewed. Females exhibited more psychiatric symptoms than males. No significant differences were found among four age-groups for both sexes. Perceived stress related to the workplace was correlated more with psychiatric impairment than with other psychosocial factors. It was also observed that the ‘long-distance marriage’ (‘business bachelorhood’) peculiar to Japanese occupations had little influence on the impairment levels.

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