Abstract

GARCIA-ROS, Rafael; PEREZ-GONZALEZ, Francisco; PEREZ-BLASCO, Josefa  and  NATIVIDAD, Luis A. Evaluación del estrés académico en estudiantes de nueva incorporación a la universidad. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2012, vol.44, n.2, pp.143-154. ISSN 0120-0534.

The study analyzes the main sources of academic stress for first-year university students, and presents a validation of an evaluation instrument for this psychological construct. The results show that perceived stress is a generalized phenomenon in the first year of university studies, and that the highest levels are obtained in the areas of oral presentations, academic overload, lack of time, and taking exams. The questionnaire evaluates four complimentary dimensions (academic obligations, academic record and future prospects, interpersonal difficulties, and expressing one's own ideas), with a significant relationship of reduced magnitude with academic performance, the female students presenting higher values on all of them. The results are discussed in terms of their effects on designing systems for tutorial action and offering psychological attention and counseling services to the students.

Keywords : ambiente académico; estrés; estudiantes universitarios; evaluación psicológica; diferencias individuales; asesoramiento.

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