Abstract

REDUCINDO, Mireya Maruris et al. Stressors associated with hiperstress in undergraduate students in the city of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico. Summa psicol. UST (En línea) [online]. 2012, vol.9, n.1, pp.15-21. ISSN 0718-0446.

The objective was to determine the level of stress and associated factors in undergraduates students from all the Academic Units located in the University City in Chilpancingo, Gro. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a random sample of 500 students with ages ranging from 17-44 years, the average age was 21.29 ± 3.13 years. Stress levels were measured with an estresometer containing 96 questions related to lifestyle, environment, symptoms, employment/occupation, relationships and personality. The prevalence of hiperestrés was 44.4%. The Academic Units with more prevalence of stress were Chemistry Sciences (56%) and Philosophy and Literature (52.54%). The women have more stress that the men. We found 17 factors associated with hiperstress, among which are: no exercise, alcohol consumption, feeling tired and without energy, among others.

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