Analysis of stress among undergraduate college students

Študenti dodiplomskih študijev se velikokrat srečujejo s stresom in so mu bolj izpostavljeni, saj je v njihovem življenju veliko stresnih situacij. Zaradi stresa imajo lahko študenti posledice, ki slabo vplivajo na njihovo zdravje, saj se lahko razvijejo različne bolezni. Delo se osredotoča predvsem na to, kako pogost je stres med študenti dodiplomskih študijev in kaj vodi do stresa. Cilj raziskave je oblikovanje ukrepov, s pomočjo katerih bi se zmanjšal stres med študenti, in metod, s pomočjo katerih bi se študenti lažje spopadali s stresom. V teoretičnem delu je predstavljena problematika stresa med študenti dodiplomskih študijev, torej kako nastane stres, kateri so stresorji na dodiplomskem študiju ter kako stres vpliva na študijski uspeh. Z metodo anketiranja so bili pridobljeni podatki, kakšna je prisotnost stresa med študenti dodiplomskih študijev, s pomočjo katerih metod zmanjšujejo stres ter kakšna je povezava med športno oziroma nešportno aktivnostjo in stopnjo stresa. Rezultati raziskave kažejo, da je stres med študenti dodiplomskih študijev pogosto prisoten, bolj pa je prisoten pri študentkah dodiplomskih študijev. Športna aktivnost oziroma ostale aktivnosti pripomorejo k lajšanju simptomov, ki nastanejo zaradi stresa in omogočajo, da študent dodiplomskega študija manjkrat doživlja stresno situacijo. Med predlogi, ki so bili oblikovani na osnovi raziskave, bi bilo smiselno organizirati delavnice, s pomočjo katerih bi se študenti dodiplomskih študijev naučili učinkovito obvladovati stres ter lajšati njegove simptome.Undergraduate college students encounter stress often and are more exposed to it, because their lives are full of stressful situations. Stress can have a detrimental effect on the students\u27 health and lead to various diseases. The thesis mostly focuses on how common stress is among undergraduate college students and what causes it. The objective of the research is to design measures which would reduce stress among students, and methods which would help students to better cope with stress. The theoretical section presents the issue of stress among undergraduate college students, i.e. how stress is created, which stressors are present in undergraduate studies, and how stress affects academic performance. The survey method was used to examine the presence of stress among undergraduate college students, which methods they use to reduce stress, and the correlation between sporting or non-sporting activity and the level of stress. The research results show that stress is common among undergraduate college students and is prevalent among female students. Sporting activity or other activities help to alleviate the symptoms of stress and enable undergraduate college students to experience stressful situations less often. One sensible suggestion among those prepared based on the research results would be to organize workshops which would teach undergraduate college students how to effectively manage stress and alleviate its symptoms