COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STRESS LEVEL IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5584332429102

• Palavras-chave: academic stress, college students, first semester, work, gender, career.

• Keywords: academic stress, college students, first semester, work, gender, career.

• Abstract:

  This study aims to compare the levels of academic stress among first semester and higher semesters students in a public university, considering variables such as gender, job and career. Seventy-two students were surveyed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), categorizing the level of stress into low, medium and high. The results show that first semester students present higher levels of stress, which coincides with previous research pointing to difficulties in adapting to the university environment. In addition, students who work reported higher levels of stress than those who do not work, reflecting the challenge of balancing academic and work responsibilities. It was also observed that women tend to experience more stress than men. These findings suggest the need to consider the contextual factors that affect academic stress in different groups of university students.