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College Student Stress & Management Techniques Brittiny Perdigao

University of Hawaii West Oahu

BrittinyPerdigaoUHWestOahuEmail:brittiny@hawaii.eduPhone:573-337-2268

ContactAhmad,A.(2013).AStudyofStress-CopingSkillsTowardsGoalOrientationAmongUndergraduateStudents.SocialScienceInternational,29(2),247-255.

Bland,H.W.,Melton,B.F.,Welle,P.,&Bigham,L.(2012).StressTolerance:NewChallengesforMillennialCollegeStudents.CollegeStudentJournal,46(2),362-375.

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References

Thiswasanexploratoryresearchprojectusingfivescholarlyarticlesinvolvingstressandcopingmechanisms.Thepurposeofmyresearchwastodeterminewhatstressmanagementtechniquesweremostbeneficialtocollegestudentstoreducestress.Myindependentvariablesweregender,classstanding,andstressmanagementtechniques.Mydependentvariableinmystudywastheoverallstresslevelofcollegestudents.

Abstract

Therewasadifferenceinstresslevelsthatwerereportedbygender,classstanding,andthestressmanagementtechniquesused.

u AverageStressLevelforWomen:6.73

u AverageStressLevelforMen:5.59

u AverageStressLevelofall37Respondents:6.05

u Freshman–AverageStressLevel:6.2

u Sophomores–AverageStressLevel:5.1

u Juniors–AverageStressLevel:7.6

u Seniors-AverageStressLevel:4.5

u LeastStressed

u Watchingamovie(avg.6.11)

u Playavideogame(avg.6.31)

u Exercise(avg.6.45)

u MostStressed

u Spendingtimewithfriends(avg.7.26)

u Listeningtomusic(avg.7.14)

Introduction, Research Question, & Hypothesis

MeasurementwasdonebytheuseofsurveyswithcollegestudentsattheUniversityofHawaiiWestOahuandLeewardCommunityCollege.DatacollectionoccurredatUHWestOahuandLeewardCClibraries.37collegestudentsconsentedandparticipatedinthesurvey.

Research Design & Data Collection

u Studentsthatusestressmanagementtechniquesbelievetheyarehelpfulinreducingstress

u Thetypeofstressmanagementtechniqueusedisimportant

u Femalesthatparticipatedinthesurveyresearchreportedhigherstresslevels

u Juniorsthatparticipatedinthesurveyresearchreportedhigherstresslevels

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Conclusion

u UsingSmartWatchestoMonitorHeartRateandBloodPressure

u CollectDataonParticipantsThatWatchMoviesorPlayVideoGames

Implications

Duetothedemandsofcollege,manystudentsfacestress.Whatisstress?Itisaperson’sphysicalandemotionalresponsetoperceiveddemandsorcircumstances.Therearetwotypesofstress:acuteandchronic.Whenapersonfacesastressor,itactivatesthesympatheticnervoussystem.Thesympatheticnervoussystemstimulatesthereleaseofcortisolandadrenaline.Instressthatisacute,thisallowsapersontorespondtoaperceivedstressor.Cortisolandadrenalineincreasebloodpressureandcholesterollevelsinordertoassistapersontodealwithastressorthroughthefightorflightresponse.Itbecomesanissuewhenapersonischronicallystressed.Increasedbloodpressureandcholesterolcancausehealthproblemsinthosewhodonotmanagestressproperly.Isallstressconsideredunhealthy?No.Eustressisconsideredtobegoodorpositivestress.Anexamplewouldbeplanningatrip.Theoverallexperienceisgenerallypositive,butthereissomestressassociatedwithit.Ontheotherhand,distressisconsideredtobebadornegative.Anexamplewouldbefailinganexam.WhatStressManagementTechniquesHelpReduceStressinCollegeStudents?TherewillbenodifferencesbetweenmalesandfemalesinrelationtostresslevelsThosethatexercisewillhavetheloweststresslevelsFreshmanwillHavehigherstresslevels

Results

Figure1.CollegeStudentsExercising Figure2.CollegeStudentsWatchingaMovie

Table1.StressLevels&AssociatedStressManagementTechniques.

Chart1.32ofthe37RespondentsUsedStressManagementTechniquesandFeltitHelpedManageStress

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Independent Variables:

Gender

Class Standing

Stress Management Techniques

Dependent Variable:

Overall stress level of college

students