Sources of Stress among Undergraduate Students in the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria: Implications for Counselling

Stressors and coping strategies among physiotherapy students: Towards an integrated support structure

“…Students entering university, however, also have to make a number of adjustments. Personal psycho-social and emotional factors associated with these adjustments have been listed as contributors to stress and include high expectations of parents and teachers, high self-expectations, competitiveness, inadequate accommodation, interpersonal or family problems, sleeping problems as well as health problems (Alika 2012;Chilukuri et al 2012;Pereira & Barbosa 2013;Sani et al 2012;Sreeramareddy et al 2007). …”

“…Sreeramareddy et al (2007) linked 20.9% of undergraduate medical students in their study to psychological morbidity utilising the same GHQ-12 questionnaire. Such high levels of stress have been linked to poor academic performance (Alika 2012) and even burnout (IsHak et al 2013).…”

“…Open Access severe time demands or time management problems, long hours of study resulting in limited free time as well as difficulty in balancing academic and personal lives (Alika 2012;Elias, Ping & Abdullah 2011;Jacob et al 2013;Mohanty et al 2011;Pereira & Barbosa 2013;Tucker et al 2006;Walsh et al 2010).…”

Evaluation of Growth and Yield Attributes of some Lowland Chinese Hybrid Rice (Oryza sativa L.)Varieties in the Coastal Humid Forest Zone of Nigeria.

“…The relevant data collected to evaluate the performance of the hybrid varieties and the local check were plant height at booting stage, taken from the base of the plant to the collar of the flag leaf [19], number of effective tillers plant -1 , days to 50% booting, spikelet count panicle -1 , number of filled grains panicle -1 , percentage (%) filled grains/panicle, 100-grain weight (g), and grain yield (kg -1 ha). Data analysis was by analysis of variance (ANOVA) technique and means were tested for significance using Fisher's Least Significance Difference (LSD) at 5% level of probability [20].…”

The Fauna Biodiversity of Ikot Ondo Community Forest in Essien Udim L. G. A. of Akwa Ibom State, South Eastern Nigeria

“…Data collected were subjected to'T-test' at (p > 0.05) significant level as recommended by Alika (2006 Table 1). The fauna diversity index and species richness for avian fauna species were -1.2985 and 11.6246 respectively (Table 4) while the fauna diversity and richness indices for amphibian and reptile were -1.0441 and 8.4831 respectively (Table 2).…”