Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies Among the Students of University

Abstract

Entering adulthood is complex; individual gets introduced to different life challenges, life transition from the pressure of achieving, to choosing careers, relationship and the like. We hear about suicide, attempted suicide, depression, anxiety, dropping out, distress and much other deviant behaviour among the students, still, distress among students often goes unnoticed. The study emphasizes how students perceives stress and to deal with the stress what different coping strategies they use. We conducted a survey among graduate and post graduate students (N= 100) in Bhopal, in which majority of the student who participated were under the age of 23 years. We found that more than 80% of the students felt helpless and 53% perceived lack of self-efficacy. The result of coping showed students are using less emotion focused coping and high avoidant coping. Findings will help to underline the consequences of ineffective and effective coping and will help universities and colleges to get insight about the stress and coping in students of Bhopal.