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College Student Stress & Management Techniques Brittiny Perdigao
University of Hawaii West Oahu
BrittinyPerdigaoUHWestOahuEmail:[email protected]:573-337-2268
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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
.
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
