Ways of coping with stress: Survey based on the group of students from selected universities in Lublin

Dąbska, Olga; Wołoszynek, Eliza; Kowalczyk, Anna; Kozłowska, Ewelina

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“…They emphasize the legitimacy of effective interventions counteracting educational stress, which would not only favour the development of skills, but also reduce its negative health effects. Other authors also pointed to the significant importance of support in strengthening positive self-image [ 52 , 53 ], or mobilization to fight stress [ 54 , 55 ]. In the conducted research, it was unequivocally shown that students who felt greater support from the teacher significantly more often “looked for instrumental support”.…”

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Psycho-social components determining the strategies of coping with stress in undergraduate Polish nursing students

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Background In order for the nursing students to fully benefit from the clinical experience, it is necessary for them to be able to handle education-related stress. It is important to establish the importance of personal resources and social determinants, that influence coping strategies in stressful situations. Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted among 307 nursing students. The study research tools: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Life Orientation Test - Revised (LOT-R), Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (CLEI – 19), Brief COPE and the original questionnaire were used. Results Active strategies of coping with stress were used significantly more often by the respondents with a greater sense of self-efficacy, a greater sense of life satisfaction and disposable optimism. Avoidance strategies of coping with stress were used significantly more often by the respondents with low self-efficacy, low level of disposable optimism, low sense of life satisfaction, and not a lot of teacher support. The higher was the intensity of stress experienced by students, the more often they coped by avoidance behaviour or showing helplessness. Conclusions All the variables had a significant impact on coping with stress: the level of perceived stress, disposable optimism, sense of self-efficacy, sense of life satisfaction, as well as satisfaction with the stay in a hospital ward, support received from the teacher and the year of the study. The results of the research have allowed the identification of the needs in the field of strengthening the personal resources of nursing students. In the future, they may be useful for the development of educational programs.

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Psycho-social components determining the strategies of coping with stress in undergraduate Polish nursing students

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“…Substance use, denial, behavioral disengagement, and religious coping were used the least frequently by Polish students to cope with stress during the pandemic. Among all groups of people in education, students exhibited higher levels of emotional problems and pressure related to the changes in the educational and social situation during the pandemic than did primary and high school students [63,64]. Thus, it was important to assess their need for support and the sources they expect this support from.…”

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University students’ strategies of coping with stress during the coronavirus pandemic: Data from Poland

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the functioning of universities worldwide. In Poland, the transfer to online teaching was announced without prior warning, which radically changed students’ daily functioning. This situation clearly showed the students’ helplessness and difficulties with coping with this new, stressful situation, highlighted in many previous studies. A sudden and far-reaching change in daily functioning caused anxiety, depression, and stress in this group. Thus, from a pedagogical and psychological point of view, it is pertinent to examine the students’ strategies of coping with stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, in 2020, a sample of Polish students was anonymously measured using the Mini-COPE questionnaire. Data was gathered from 577 students from 17 universities. The statistical analysis showed that during the coronavirus pandemic, Polish students most often used the coping strategies of: acceptance, planning, and seeking emotional support. Such factors as age, gender, and place of residence influenced the choice of specific strategies of coping with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results also showed that the youngest students had the lowest coping skills. The results allow for concluding that the students’ maladaptive strategies of coping with stress, especially during the pandemic, may result in long-term consequences for their psychophysiological health and academic achievements. Thus, based on the current results and on the participatory model of intervention, a support program for students is proposed which would involve psychological, organizational, and instrumental support.

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Coping with stress by Medical University students

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Pielegniarstwo XXI Wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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AbstractIntroduction. 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.Aim. 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.Material and methods. The number of 117 nursing students were examined using two standardized tools: Distress Thermometer and Mini Cope Sheet.Results. 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.Conclusions. 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”.

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Ways of coping with stress: Survey based on the group of students from selected universities in Lublin

Cited by 3 publications

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Psycho-social components determining the strategies of coping with stress in undergraduate Polish nursing students

Psycho-social components determining the strategies of coping with stress in undergraduate Polish nursing students

University students’ strategies of coping with stress during the coronavirus pandemic: Data from Poland

Coping with stress by Medical University students

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