TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress Factors, Stress Levels, and Coping Mechanisms among University Students
AU - Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah
AU - Al Omari, Omar
AU - Al Aldawi, Samir
AU - Al Hashmi, Iman
AU - Ann Ballad, Cherry
AU - Ibrahim, Amal
AU - Al Sabei, Sulaiman
AU - Alsaraireh, Arwa
AU - Al Qadire, Mohammad
AU - ALBashtawy, Mohammed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Abdullah Alkhawaldeh et al.
PY - 2023/6/29
Y1 - 2023/6/29
N2 - AIMS: To explore university students' levels of stress, stressors, and their coping style.METHODS: A cross-sectional correlational design with a convenience sample (
n = 676) of university students who completed the Student-Life Stress Inventory (SSI) and Coping Strategies Indicator (CSI) was used.
Findings. Overall, two-thirds of the participant reported moderate levels of stress. Students with chronic illness, living alone, low CGPA, and having exams today experienced a statistically higher mean level of stress. Students who are living alone used the "avoidance" method more significantly and the "social support" method significantly less compared with students who are living with their families and friends.
CONCLUSION: This study concurs with others that university students are prone to distress. To our knowledge, this is the first study in the region to explore the students' coping skills. Some of the employed coping and associated factors could be used to lay the groundwork for evidence-based prevention and mitigation.
AB - AIMS: To explore university students' levels of stress, stressors, and their coping style.METHODS: A cross-sectional correlational design with a convenience sample (
n = 676) of university students who completed the Student-Life Stress Inventory (SSI) and Coping Strategies Indicator (CSI) was used.
Findings. Overall, two-thirds of the participant reported moderate levels of stress. Students with chronic illness, living alone, low CGPA, and having exams today experienced a statistically higher mean level of stress. Students who are living alone used the "avoidance" method more significantly and the "social support" method significantly less compared with students who are living with their families and friends.
CONCLUSION: This study concurs with others that university students are prone to distress. To our knowledge, this is the first study in the region to explore the students' coping skills. Some of the employed coping and associated factors could be used to lay the groundwork for evidence-based prevention and mitigation.
KW - Humans
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Universities
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Stress, Psychological/prevention & control
KW - Students
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U2 - 10.1155/2023/2026971
DO - 10.1155/2023/2026971
M3 - Article
C2 - 37426577
SN - 2356-6140
VL - 2023
SP - 2026971
JO - The Scientific World Journal
JF - The Scientific World Journal
M1 - 2026971
ER -