scholarly journals Role of Resilience on Perceived Stress among Pre University and Under Graduate Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilpa. S ◽  
Dr. N. L. Srimathi
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

In a day to day life we come across many hassles in our life and these hassles sometimes becomes stressors. Adolescent is a period of transitional stage with physical and psychological development wherein they face many such challenges and stressors. It depends on the individual ability, cognition and frame of life which help him to cope with stressors. Thus it is psychological resilience that is an individual’s ability to adapt to stress and hardship which determines his ability to cope with stress. The aim of the present study was to examine the difference in perceived stress among Pre University and Under Graduate students, as well studying the relationship between perceived stress and resilience among Pre University and Under Graduate students. In order to examine the same within group and between group designs was adopted and null hypothesis was formulated. Sample size of 50 Pre university students and 50 Under Graduate students were administered with Resilience scale and Perceived Stress Scale. The data was statistically analyzed and results indicated Pre University students had high level of Perceive stress and low level of resilience and Under Graduate students had moderate level of Perceive stress and high level of resilience. ‘t’ score of (t= 4.63, p<0.01) indicated significant difference between Pre University students and Under Graduate students in perceived stress, and r score of (r = -0.70, p<0.05) indicated negative relationship between Perceive stress and resilience. These findings indicated that Perceived stress is high among Pre University students compared to Under Graduate students; as well there existed a high negative relationship between Perceive stress and resilience. According to literature review it is found that resilience is related to positive emotions and these positive emotions during stressful experience have adaptive benefits in coping with stress (Tugad et al, 2004). Empirical evidence on resilient individual who have good coping strategies concretely elicit positive emotions, like humor, optimism, goal oriented behavior (Bergeman et al 2006) Thus this result paves the way for academicians, policy makers and educational intuitions to provide resilience training program as a part of their curricular, so that young adults and adolescents will have better stress management abilities.

scholarly journals Internet using status and perceived stress level of university studentsÜniversite öğrencilerinin internet kullanım durumları ve algıladıkları stres düzeyleri

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 2541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehra Işık Çalışkan ◽  
Nuray Caner ◽  
Derya Evgin ◽  
Bahriye Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Online Technologies ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Internet Environment ◽  
High Level ◽  
Staying Time ◽  
Descriptive Method

Abstract Objective: Internet and online technologies as well as present opportunities that make easy the life, they could bring some negativity. This study was conducted to determine using internet statutes of university students at a Health College and stress levels that they perceived, as descriptive.  Method: The study was conducted with 296 students in 2013-2014 education session by taking consent from the institute and students.  Data was collected by Individual Information From and Perceived Stress Scale. Results: It is determined that of the students; 37.3% spent time with internet 4 hours and more daily, and of these students; 70.3% had got stress as moderate level, with increase in staying time at internet environment, moderate and high level stress increased (p<0.05). Also, academic success level decreased with increase in staying time at internet but there wasn’t any significant difference between them (p>0.05). Conclusion: It is seen that staying time at internet could affect the perceived stress level. It is suggested that the students should be given education and counseling about more conscient using of internet and effective coping strategies with stress.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetAmaç: İnternet ve online teknolojiler yaşamı kolaylaştıracak pek çok imkan sunarken, beraberinde bazı olumsuzlukları da getirmiştir. Bu çalışma, bir üniversitenin Sağlık Yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin internet kullanım durumları ve algıladıkları stres düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışma, 2013-2014 eğitim öğretim döneminde,  kurum ve öğrenci onamı alınarak, 296 öğrenciyle yürütülmüştür. Veriler, Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Algılanan Stres Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %37.3’ünün, günlük 4 saat ve daha fazla süreyle internete bağlandığı, günlük 4 saat ve daha fazla süreyle internete bağlı kalan öğrencilerin %70.3’ünün orta stres düzeyinde olduğu, internette kalma süresi arttıkça öğrencilerin orta ve yüksek stres düzeyi oranlarında artış olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Ayrıca öğrencilerin internette kalma süreleri arttıkça akademik başarı oranlarının düştüğü ancak farkın önemli olmadığı bulunmuştur (p>0.05). Sonuç:İnternette kalma süresinin algılanan stres düzeyini etkileyebileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Öğrencilere; internet ve online teknolojileri daha bilinçli kullanma ve stresle etkin başedebilme yollarıyla ilgili eğitim ve danışmanlık verilmesi önerilmektedir.// // Annotate Highlight

scholarly journals The Relation between Mobile Addiction and the Level of the Attention of Drivers to Other Vehicles and Pedestrians in a Sample of Students of Kuwait University

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 574
Author(s):  
Haleama I. Al Fleakawi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mobile Use

 This study aimed to identify the relationship between mobile addiction - as a means of communication - with the level of the attention of drivers to other vehicles and pedestrians in a sample of students of Kuwait University. The sample of the current study consisted of 880 students of Kuwait University students, of which 440 students are addicted to mobile phones.  Another 440 students who are not addicted to the mobile were characterized as "low use". The age ranges from 18-24 years. The researcher used: the mobile addiction, attention scale. The most significant results were: a statistically significant difference between the average of university students with high use and low use of mobiles in the scales of attention and driving of vehicles and traffic for the benefit of students with high use of mobile (p < 0.01). Also, there was a negative relationship (p < 0.01) between the grades of students and high-level mobile use and their grades on the scales: attention and driving vehicles and traffic 

scholarly journals The Level of Psychological Security among Sample of Nizwa University students in the Sultanate of Oman: مستوى الأمن النفسي لدى عينة من طلبة جامعة نزوى في سلطنة عمان

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (30) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Nasser Said Al-Sawafi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

    This study aimed to find out the level of Psychological Security of Nizwa University students and to find out the differences in level of Psychological Security according to gender (males/ females), the sample included (238) males and females. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive approach was used. The researcher used the Maslow scale for the sense of Psychological Security and interpolation by Dawani and Dirani (1983) in the Abdullah’s study (1996) after verifying its validity and stability. The study sample (238) students from Nizwa University in the Sultanate of Oman were randomly chosen. The findings of the study could be summarized as the following: there is a high level of Psychological Security with Nizwa University students according to the comprehensive Psychological Security scale with a median (2.24) feeling with Psychological Security compares to threat with average (2.29) and feeling love to hatred with average (2.25) feeling with loyalty to loneliness with average (2.19), there is a significant difference at the level of α=0.05 between males and females in favour of the males. In light of the results, a number of recommendations and proposals were submitted to enhance the level of psychological security among students of the University of Nizwa, and the general Omani and Arab universities.    

scholarly journals Objective Evaluation of Psychosocial Stress and Its Association with Cardiovascular Risk in Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (04) ◽  
pp. 291-296
Author(s):  
B. Shashi Preetham ◽  
Aditya Upadhyayula ◽  
Madhuri Taranikanti ◽  
M. Aswin Kumar ◽  
Farheen Fatima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Stress Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cardiovascular Mortality Risk

Abstract Background Psychosocial stress in women is an emerging problem that is by and large unnoticed. Workplaces are being stressful places for women, but the degree of the stress as perceived by them is highly subjective. Aim To evaluate the stress using the 10-item perceived stress scale (PSS-10) and dividing the participants into low, moderate, and severe stress groups based on the scores. To objectively assess the cardiovascular risk using heart rate variability (HRV) as an index. Methods After obtaining informed and written consent, a mixed population of 50 women working at various levels in the hospital, and home-makers were included in the study. PSS-10 questionnaires were administered and scores were obtained. Electrocardiogram was obtained from lead II at rest for 10 minutes, and HRV was estimated using the LabChart Pro software (ADInstruments). Results Of the participants, 72% were in the moderate perceived stress group. Mean PSS scores were 10.33 ± 0.82, 19.72 ± 3.4, and 29.3 ± 2.3 in low, moderate, and high stress groups, respectively. Frequency-domain measures showed very significant difference across the groups. Very low frequency (VLF) was reduced (p = 0.04) and low frequency (LF) was higher (p = 0.01) in the high stress group. Conclusions Reduced VLF in the high perceived stress group is an indicator of higher cardiovascular mortality risk, which also signifies posttraumatic stress disorder. High LF and reduced high-low frequency powers signify autonomic imbalance in these women. Their perceptions of the stress were also more toward the inability to contain positive emotions when compared with having negative emotions related to stress.

Stress in first-year Egyptian and Saudi female medical students: a cross cultural comparison

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1583-1583
Author(s):  
M. Amr ◽  
A.-H. El-Gilany ◽  
M. El-Wasify
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
First Year ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Level

IntroductionCollege students, especially freshmen, are particularly prone to stress due to the transitional nature of college life. However most of studies in this context were conducted in Western Europe and North America with only few recent studies conducted in the Arab world. This study sought to determine whether there was a difference in perceived stress levels of female medical students at Mansoura University, Egypt, and King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.MethodsThe sample consisted of first year female medical students. The self-reported questionnaire covered four categories, including 13 items, of sources of stress (stressors).Perceived stress scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used to measure stress, anxiety and depression.ResultsThere is no significant difference between the two groups regarding number of stressors. However, Saudi students were more likely to cite emotional problems, excessive workload and fear of future. The most common items in Egyptian students were financial and environmental problems. Prevalence of stress and clinical anxiety was higher in the Saudi sample. Logistic regression analyses of independent predictors of high level of stress among both groups combined were Saudi nationality, larger family size, clinical depression and clinical anxiety.ConclusionsPerceived stress and anxiety are frequent among Saudi students. This information could be useful in designing preventive mental health programs that should be an integral part of the routine clinical facilities caring for medical students to help them to cope with the increasing demands of medical education.

Coping with stress and trait anxiety in terms of locus of control: A study with Turkish university students

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 791-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coşkun Arslan ◽  
Bülent Dilmaç ◽  
Erdal Hamarta
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
University Students ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Turkish University Students ◽  
External Locus Of Control

The purpose of this study was to determine whether trait anxiety and coping with stress vary significantly according to locus of control. The study was carried out with 514 (286 female and 228 male) Turkish university students, aged between 18 and 27. It was found that average trait anxiety scores of the students with internal locus of control were significantly lower than those of the students with external locus of control and that average problem-focused coping with stress scores of the students with internal locus of control were significantly higher than those of the students with external locus of control. There was no significant difference in incidence of avoidance and seeking social support between the students with internal locus of control and those students with external locus of control.

Level of Activity and Success in Solving an Unfamiliar Task

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjell Raaheim ◽  
Geir Kaufmann
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Problem Situation ◽  
Typical Problem ◽  
Level Of Activity ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Individual

In a typical problem situation the individual may be successful by attacking the elements deviating from the familiar state of affairs. Some tasks, however, are of a nature demanding totally new lines of attack. In these unfamiliar situations success seems to be independent of ability factors measured by traditional or new types of tests. Maier's Hatrack Problem is an example of an unfamiliar task, where intelligence seems to be of little help. In a group of 100 university students, 46 solved the Hatrack Problem within 30 min. As expected, ability factors did not differentiate solvers and non-solvers. While number of unsuccessful solution attempts were counted, however, a significant difference ( p < 0.001) favoring solvers was found. It is concluded that level of activity, in the sense of constructive attempts at solution, may be an important determinant in the solution of unfamiliar tasks.

scholarly journals Investigating the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Leisure Coping Strategies among University Students: Eskişehir Technical University Case

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Hüseyin Çevik
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Recreation Programs ◽  
The Relationship

The problems university students face during their education life often lead to undesirable situations as stress resources. Thus, various methods, techniques and strategies are employed in order to avoid negative effects of stress in their lives. Leisure is one of the effective methods in coping with stress, and leisure coping strategies are &ldquo;leisure companionship&rdquo;, &ldquo;leisure palliative coping&rdquo; and &ldquo;leisure mood enhancement&rdquo;. However, there are few studies in the literature focusing on the relationship between these strategies and perceived stress. Exploring this relationship is believed to provide valuable insights for university administrations so that they might offer effective recreation programs for their students. Therefore, this study aims to examine the relationship between perceived stress and leisure coping strategies. In addition, it examines whether there is a difference in perceived stress and strategies according to time spent for leisure activities and type of leisure participation. The participants of the study are 338 students, who were determined by using convenience sampling method. The data were collected through a survey that consists of three parts. The first part includes Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the second one Leisure Coping Strategies Scale (LCSS) and the third one demographic questions about the participants. The data were analyzed by using Pearson Moment-Product correlation, t-test and ANOVA analyses. According to the findings, there is a negative significant relationship between perceived stress level, leisure coping strategies and its subdimensions. The study also found that perceived stress level of the participants who prefer passive participation in leisure activities is significantly different from that of those who prefer active participation. Similarly, the participants who prefer passive participation in leisure activities is significantly different from those who prefer active participation in terms of leisure coping strategies. In conclusion, the study contributes to the literature with these valuable findings and provides important insights for university campus recreation programs and services.

scholarly journals Generic Skills of Final Year University Students in Preparation towards Industrial Revolution 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S2) ◽  
pp. 900-905
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Continuous Learning ◽  
Generic Skills ◽  
Significant Difference

This study is aimed to identify the level of generic skills among final year university students in preparation towards Industrial Revolution 4.0. A total of 89 final year students from the Counseling Program had participated in this study. Data were collected using a questionnaire adapted from the generic skills questionnaire developed by SCANS, Mohamad Sattar et al., Kamaruddin , Soft Skills (KPTM) and the Malaysian Quality Framework (MQA) . Among the variables studied are the skills of communication, critical thinking and problem solving, teamwork, continuous learning and information management, moral and ethics, flexibility, and self-confidence. Results of the study show that the level of generic skills of these final year students is good. The final year students also exhibited high generic skills particularly for the self-confident, teamwork, and moral and ethics constructs. However, the critical thinking and problem solving construct showed opposite results, indicating that there is a negative relationship between generic skills and achievement (CGPA). Apart from that, the results also showed that there is a significant difference between generic skills and gender, but there is no significant difference with achievement. Communication, critical thinking and problem solving, continuous learning and information management, and flexibility skills emerged as the most important factors for effective learning in the four contexts under consideration. Finally, this paper ended with suggestions of further initiatives to be taken to improve the generic skills of university students in order to meet the aspirations of the National Higher Education Development Plan and Industrial Revolution 4.0.

scholarly journals WILL I SURVIVE? THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED RISK AND KNOWLEDGE TOWARD HOPE IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC: STUDY ON INDONESIAN STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-114
Author(s):  
Gumgum Gumelar ◽  
Herdiyan Maulana ◽  
Gita Irianda Rizkyani Medellu
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
New Research ◽  
Risk Knowledge

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to examine participant’s hopes whether the pandemic will end based on the perception of risk concerning vulnerability, severity, and anxiety as well as their knowledge about the pandemic among university students in Indonesia. Methodology: 431 (20 % male and 80 % female; Age mean = 19.98; SD = 1.421) undergraduate students in psychology were recruited from across university in Indonesia. A battery scale consists of three questionnaires evaluating perceived risk, knowledge, and hope were administered using the online survey. A multiple regression analysis was applied to examine the hypotheses. Main Findings: The results demonstrated that perceived risk and knowledge emerge as significant predictors of hope. The results also showed that there was a negative relationship between the dimension of perceived risk and hope. There was no significant correlation between health knowledge and hope. The results indicated a statistically significant model of regression. However, this study revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between health knowledge and hope. Applications of this study: The psychological aspect of risk perception and knowledge could be acknowledged as important variables to enhance the hope of university students to face this pandemic. Novelty/Originality of this study: The study offers a further explanation about the scope of earlier research in the field of hope in pandemic -19. It also provides a new research paradigm to the area of perceived risk by introducing understudied individual factors, such as knowledge associated with the hope of facing the pandemic among college students.

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