<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction.</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.<bold>Aim.</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.<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The number of 117 nursing students were examined using two standardized tools: Distress Thermometer and Mini Cope Sheet.<bold>Results.</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.<bold>Conclusions.</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”.</abstract>

Introduction. 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”.

Coping with stress by Medical University students

Department of Oncology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences

Chair of Internal Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine in Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Stress can be defined as a physiological and psychic response to external stimuli (stressors) or as a relationship between the body and the...

Coping with stress by Medical University students

Published Online: Jun 22, 2020

Page range: 95 - 101

Received: Oct 21, 2019

Accepted: Feb 13, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2020-0010

Keywords
stress, causes of stress, coping with stress

© 2020 Zdzisława Szadowska-Szlachetka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Coping with stress by Medical University students

Published Online: Jun 22, 2020

Page range: 95 - 101

Received: Oct 21, 2019

Accepted: Feb 13, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2020-0010

Keywordsstress, causes of stress, coping with stress

© 2020 Zdzisława Szadowska-Szlachetka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
stress, causes of stress, coping with stress