Coping with stress by Medical University students

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p><jats:bold>Introduction.</jats:bold> Stress can be defined as a physiological and psychic response to external stimuli (stressors) or as a relationship between the body and the environment that can affect the body in a negative, positive or neutral way.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Aim.</jats:bold> The aim of this paper was to investigate the causes of stress among students, and to identify methods of coping with it in relation to sociodemographic determinants.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Material and methods.</jats:bold> The number of 117 nursing students were examined using two standardized tools: Distress Thermometer and Mini Cope Sheet.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results.</jats:bold> Intensity of stress among nursing students amounted to 6.3, which was higher than the average. The causes of stress included: worrying, anxiety, fatigue, work, school. The most frequently chosen strategies for coping with stress are active coping, seeking emotional and instrumental support.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions.</jats:bold> 1)Intensity of stress among nursing students was higher than the average and was equal to 6.3. 2) Students chose constructive methods of coping with it, i.e. active coping, trying to overcome the situation, searching for emotional and instrumental support. 3) The age of the respondents impacted the choice of the strategy of „cessation of activities” and the cause of stress – „relationship with a partner” and marital status correlated with occurrence of symptom of stress - „diarrhea”.</jats:p>

Stress management strategies and quality of life in undergraduate nursing and midwifery students in Poland: A pilot study

“…frequently used problem-based strategies such as Active Coping and Planning and emotion-oriented ones, namely Seeking Emotional Support. Similar findings were reported bySzadowska-Szlachetka et al (2020) andBodys-Cupak et al (2018). These studies showed that the nursing students most frequently used strategies such as Active Coping, Seeking Emotional Support and Seeking Instrumental Support(Bodys-Cupak et al, 2018;Szadowska-Szlachetka et al, 2020).…”

“…Similar findings were reported bySzadowska-Szlachetka et al (2020) andBodys-Cupak et al (2018). These studies showed that the nursing students most frequently used strategies such as Active Coping, Seeking Emotional Support and Seeking Instrumental Support(Bodys-Cupak et al, 2018;Szadowska-Szlachetka et al, 2020). Most rarely did they use strategies directed at reducing bad emotions or resigning (Use of Psychoactive Substances, Cessation of Action).…”

Resilience, Coping Strategies, and Stress Related to Online Diploma Exam in University Students in Poland

“…Academic stress is defined as the interaction between environmental stressors, student's appraisal of them, and his/her reactions to them (Lee & Larson, 2000). Research indicates above-average stress levels among students (Waghachavare et al, 2013;Bore et al, 2016;Szadowska-Szlachetka et al, 2020) and higher levels of stress than in the general population (Bonneville-Roussy et al, 2017). Thus, university students are at higher risk among their peers in experiencing psychological distress (Larcombe et al, 2021).…”