Perceived Stress in College Students & Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Stress can be Physical, emotional or mental reactions to certain situations or events to which the body reacts. Stress is dealt by everyone at some point of time in their lives; at your job, personal life, illness, financial crisis etc. Stress can have negative influence on the employee’s and student’s performance, productivity, etc. The researcher in this study decided to study the effect level of stress in employees and students who worked /studied during pandemic. The participants in this research were administered by a structured questionnaire (PSS) Perceived Stress Scale, to collect demographic data. Data was collected from two groups which included students and employees, with 100 participants each. The results indicate there is no significant difference in stress among employees and students.