Perceived Stress and Quality of Life among College Students

Abstract

Stress is a very important factor that plays a major role in the lives of college students. This research aims to study the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life among college students. Simple random sampling technique was used to draw in the sample from the population. 103 college students participated in this study. The tools used for the study were Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen, S., & Janicki-Deverts, D and Quality of life scale by WHO- (WHOQOL- Bref). Karl Pearson’s correlation method was used for data analysis. The findings of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between perceived stress and the four domains of Quality of life among college students.