A STUDY ON STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Transition of students from school environment to university environment could cause a psychological academic and social shock of them, since this educational system has huge differences, the student are facing new methods of teaching, new academic requirements, new type of relation between student and faculties and even new relations among students themselves. Due to these changes, students can potentially experience different types of stress that can affect their mental and social health and their academic achievement. Stress is one of the main aspects of our modern life, resulted from the rapid changes in human life.
Three main trends in studying stress level,
Physical factors, Social factors, Academic factor
The study aims to access the level of stress experienced by college students. A quantitative approach has been undertaken to access students stress level. The sample consisted of 100 students from Arts and Science college.
Of the students surveyed, 30 percent reported frequent feelings of being overwhelmed. Female students reported feeling overwhelmed more frequently, with 38 percent reporting feelings of stress compared with 20 percent of male students. Almost 70 percent of female students surveyed said they worried about how they would pay for college, while 57 percent of male students shared that worry.