Influential Determinants of Capacity Building to Cope With Stress among University Students

Abstract: This study is a survey to find out the influential determinants of capacity building to cope with stress among university students. Descriptive survey research design was employed for the study while self-structured modified questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. A total of nine hundred and five (905) respondents participated in the study forming the sample size for the study. The statistical tools used for the study includes; percentage counts, frequency, mean, regression analysis, spearman rank andMann-Whitney U test. The statistical results of the multiple regression analysis showed that the predictors (age, sex, religion, college, family financial status and academic performance) had 92 % (adjR2=.092, F(7,896)=14.02, P=.000, P<0.05) joint contribution in the dependent variable (perceived ability to cope with stress). The linear regression analysis showed that only age (β=-.112, p=.001), sex (β=.124, p=.000), religion (β=.084, p=.009), college (β=-.088, p=.007) and academic performance (β=.249, p=.000) had significant relative contribution to the dependent variable.The Mann-Whitney U results showed that there is significant difference in the perceived ability to cope with stress between both male and female (H=84552, Z=-3.78, p=.000). The result of the findings revealed that age, sex, religion, college of study, academic performance could significantly predict perceived ability to cope with stress.And also showed that the way male and female perceived their abilities to cope with stress differ