Abstract

VIEIRA, Lidiani Nunes  and  SCHERMANN, Lígia Braun. Stress and related factors in psychology students from a private university in the Southern part of Brazil. Aletheia [online]. 2015, n.46, pp. 120-130. ISSN 1413-0394.

Cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of stress and associated factors in psychology students of a private university in the southern part of Brazil. A total of 196 students from the night shift was enrolled in the study. It was used the Lipp´s Inventory of Stress Symptoms for adults (ISSL) for measurement of stress and a questionnaire with socio-demographic and academic variables. Data were collected in the classrooms, with collective application, and analyzed by SPSS 18.0 for Windows using descriptive and analytical statistics. The prevalence of stress was 63.3%. There was a significant difference regarding sex (p=0,00), and physical activity (p=0,00). Women and those who do not practice physical activity presented more stress. The study suggests that prevention activities should be encouraged by promoting institutional policies for academics to develop the repertoire of management and prevention of stress.

Keywords : Stress; Psychology students.

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