scholarly journals The Determination of Academic Stress Levels by Gender and Year of Study. A Case of Kenyan University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laigong Beatrice Chemutai ◽  
Shikuku M. Mulambula
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Stress Levels

scholarly journals Academic stress levels in university students caused by the application of alternative assessment methods in English language learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Romero Villarroel Wilber Orlando ◽  
Camacho Estrada Sara Nidhya ◽  
Valencia Núñez Edison Roberto
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Alternative Assessment ◽  
English Language ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Los diferentes métodos y enfoques de valuación existentes en el ámbito de la enseñanza a nivel superior, generalmente provocan diversas reacciones de tipo psico-conductual en estudiantes universitarios. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la relación entre la aplicación de métodos de evaluación alternativa en el campo del aprendizaje de idiomas y el nivel de estrés generado antes durante y después de dichas evaluaciones. Se aplicó el inventario SISCO del estrés académico a doscientos diecinueve estudiantes. Además, los test no paramétricos de Alpha Cronbach y Friedman fueron usados para procesar los datos recolectados. Por consiguiente, la investigación fue de tipo cualitativa y cuantitativa . Los resultados indicaron que los estudiantes experimentan un nivel más alto de estrés al iniciar una evaluación, marcada como pico cuando se aplican evaluaciones alternativas con un enfoque de evaluación “de aprendizajes” la cual mide únicamente conocimientos adquiridos, mientras que en evaluaciones con un enfoque de tipo “para aprendizajes” y “como medio de aprendizajes, los resultados muestran una tendencia estándar en los momentos, antes, durante y después de la evaluación. Es así que se concluye que la forma más asertiva de disminuir los niveles de estrés que experimentan los estudiantes es mediante la aplicación de evaluaciones como medio de aprendizaje.

scholarly journals Estudio descriptivo sobre las diferencias de género en el estrés académico derivado del contexto COVID-19 en población universitaria española (Descriptive study on gender differences in academic stress derived from the COVID-19 context in a Spanish unive

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 845-851
Author(s):  
Adrià Marco-Ahulló ◽  
Israel Villarrasa-Sapiña ◽  
Gonzalo Monfort-Torres
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Salud Mental ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

  En la actualidad, la crisis sanitaria derivada de la aparición del COVID-19 ha repercutido de forma significativa en las vidas de la población, la cual ha experimentado muchos cambios en un espacio muy corto de tiempo. Los estudiantes universitarios son una de las poblaciones que más se han tenido que adaptar a este contexto pandémico, lo cual puede haber generado nuevas situaciones de estrés, afectando a su salud mental. El objetivo principal de este estudio es analizar los niveles de estrés académico de una muestra de estudiantes universitarios, así como identificar los principales estresores, sintomatología asociada al estrés y las estrategias de afrontamiento adoptadas por cada género. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 351 estudiantes universitarios (211 mujeres) a los que se les facilitó el Inventario Sistémico Cognoscitivista (SISCO) para el estudio del Estrés Académico adaptado al contexto de la crisis por COVID-19. Los resultados hallados mostraron diferencias significativas entre los niveles de estrés y variables relacionadas con este entre hombres y mujeres, siendo las estudiantes las que mostraron mayores niveles de estrés (t(260.077)=-4.801, p£0.01, r=0.29). Además, también se hallaron diferencias en la elección de las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas por hombres y mujeres. En conclusión, los resultados del presente trabajo mostraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los niveles de estrés de los estudiantes universitarios dependiendo de su género.  Abstract. Currently, the health crisis resulting from the appearance of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the lives of the population, which has undergone many changes in a very short space of time. University students are one of the populations that have had to adapt the most to this pandemic context, which may have generated new stressful situations, affecting their mental health. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to analyse the levels of academic stress in this population, as well as to identify the main stressors, symptomatology associated with stress and the coping strategies adopted by each gender. The total study sample consisted of 351 university students (211 women) who were provided with the Systemic Cognitive Inventory for the Study of Academic Stress (SISCO) adapted to the context of the crisis by COVID-19. The results showed significant differences in stress levels and stress-related variables between men and women, with female students showing higher levels of stress (t(260.077)=-4.801, p£0.01, r=0.29). In addition, differences were also found between in the election of the coping strategies used by men and women. In conclusion, the results of the present study showed statistically significant differences between the stress levels of university students depending on their gender. Furthermore, the main stressors, stress-associated symptomatology and coping strategies adopted by each gender were identified.

Relationship between satisfaction with learning outcomes and mental health among medical and engineering students

2020 ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
O. Bukhanovskaya ◽  
N. Demcheva
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Clinical Forms ◽  
Complete Survey ◽  
Medical University

Method of calculating the index of crisis of gratification has been developed on the basis of the complete survey of 995 students of medical university and 804 students of engineering university, determination of clinical and social parameters and factors related to the process of education in the specialized university. It included: a scale for the assessment of the degree of intellectual intensity, academic performance, stress situations related to the peculiarities of education. Reliable differences in values between groups of healthy students, students with preclinical and clinical forms of mental disorders are revealed as a result of calculation of the index of gratification. The authors conclude that satisfaction with the results of education has a significant impact on the mental health of university students.

scholarly journals Academic Stress and Study Habits of Health Science University Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukesh Shetty ◽  
Neetha Kamath ◽  
M. Nalini
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Introduction Academic stress and study habits are crucial indicators of academic success. At the moment, faulty study habits press on the students into academic stress. The present study was conducted to identify the academic stress and study habits of university students of health science. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among 150 undergraduate students of nursing, physiotherapy, and pharmacy (n = 50 in each group). A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The information on academic stress and study habits was collected by using the Student Stress Inventory and Palsane and Sharma Study Habit Inventory, respectively. Results Mean score of academic stress was found to be 75.353 ± 16.463. Pharmacy students had a higher level of stress compared to physiotherapy and nursing students (p = 0.013). Furthermore, the prevalence of unsatisfactory study habits among undergraduate students was 72%, with a mean score of 52.7 ± 9.152. Also, nursing students had a higher level of study habits compared to physiotherapy and pharmacy Students. There was no significant relationship found between study habits and academic stress (r = −0.048, p = 0.557). There was a significant association found between study habits and gender (p = 0.021), as well the association found between stress level and course type, Pre-University Course percentage, and first-year percentage (p = 0.044, 0.04, and 0.044 respectively). Conclusion Academic stress and poor study habits are prevalent among undergraduate students. This indicates strategies need to be formed to enhance healthy study habits and alleviate the academic stress of the students, mainly in professional courses; it is an urgent need.

Direct Determination of Stress Levels in Sputtered Films by means of X-Ray Diffraction Topographic Method

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (Part 1, No. 1) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Nittono ◽  
Yoshihiro Sadamoto ◽  
Sheng Kai Gong
Keyword(s):  
Direct Determination ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sputtered Films ◽  
Stress Levels

Suicide in Oxford University Students, 1976–1990

1995 ◽  
Vol 166 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Hawton ◽  
Sue Simkin ◽  
Joan Fagg ◽  
Michael Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
University Student ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
Mortality Statistics ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
Student Counselling ◽  
College Staff ◽  
The Difference

BackgroundThe aim was to determine the extent, characteristics and timing of suicide in Oxford University students.MethodStudents who died from suicide or undetermined cause between October 1976 and September 1990 were identified through University records and individual colleges. Information about each student was sought from coroners, college staff, general practitioners and hospital case notes.ResultsThere were 21 suicides (16 men and 5 women) and one open verdict (female). The observed number of suicides (0) was greater than the number expected (E = 11.09) on the basis of mortality statistics for England and Wales (O/E = 1.89; 95% CI 1.17 to 2.90). When deaths due to undetermined cause were included, however, the difference between O and E (17.03) was much reduced (O/E = 1.29; 95% CI 0.81 to 1.95). There was no evidence of an association with the Finals examination but two-thirds of the students had been worried about academic achievement or their courses. Nearly half appeared to have had a psychiatric disorder (mostly depression).ConclusionsThe much publicised apparent excess of Oxford University student suicides may be partly artefactual. Measures for preventing student suicides include careful induction upon arrival at university, means of alleviating academic stress and worries, and readily available and closely associated student counselling and psychiatric services.

scholarly journals Sport science college students and career stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 580-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onur Mutlu Yasar ◽  
Murat Turgut
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
University Education ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Science College ◽  
The University

The aim of this study is to examine the career stress levels of university students in different faculties according to age, gender, faculty, class and financial status variables. The research was conducted using a quantitative research design. The sample of this study consisted of 1,189 university students from Kastamonu University Education Faculty, School of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Career Stress Scale consisting of 20 items and three sub-dimensions was used. Data were normally distributed and parametric analysis was used. According to the findings of this study, it was determined that the average score of the participants was 2.43 from the total score of the career stress scale. In this context, it was found that the career stress levels of the participants were moderate at the lower limit. According to the average scores of the participants, the lowest subscale was found to be an external conflict with 2.13 average and the highest subscale was found to be job anxiety with an average score of 2.82. A significant difference was found almost between all different groups in different ways (p > 0.05). As a result, it was found that the career stress levels of the university students participating in the research were moderate, as well as differences according to variables such as gender, class, age, faculty and income status. Among these differences, the most striking ones appear to be the variables of age and income. In this context, it was determined that university students who have lower age and lower-income status level have higher career stress level than age and income status variables. Keywords: Career, collage, stress, sport, students, university.

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