academic pressure among college students
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Correlations among academic pressure, self compassion and learning burnout in nursing college students
Objective To explore the correlations among academic pressure, self compassion and learning burnout in nursing college students, so as to provide a basis for promoting nursing students to learn. Methods In May 2018, we selected 303 nursing college students of first to third grade in a vocational college in Guangzhou as subjects by convenience sampling. All of the students were investigated with the Academic Pressure Scale, Self Compassion Scale and Learning Burnout Scale. Results The scores of academic pressure, self compassion and learning burnout were (0.40+ 0.14) (3.20+ 0.42) and (2.82+ 0.51) respectively with 31.4% for the detection rate of learning burnout. Pearson correlation analysis showed that academic pressure of nursing students had a negative correlation with self compassion (r= 0.14, P<0.05) and had a positive correlation with learning burnout (r=0.27, P<0.05) self compassion had a negative correlation with learning burnout (r= 0.59, P<0.05) Academic pressure had an indirect impact on learning burnout mediated by self compassion. Conclusions Nursing college students have a middle level of learning burnout. Nursing educators could relieve the academic pressure and learning burnout by improving self compassion of students. Key words: Students, nursing; Junior college; Academic pressure; Self compassion; Learning burnout
Shiyu Yan Qin M Chen Limin Huang
234279770
A study on the relationship between academic pressure, moral disengagement and academic dishonesty among college students
Deng Baoshan Liang Xiaoyan Wang Bin
199428415
Effectiveness of Psycho Educational Nursing Intervention on Sleep Quality Academic Pressure and Performance Among College Psychiatric Nursing Students
Sleep is necessary for the optimal operation of key cognitive functions related to academic and perhaps social, success in higher education. Aim: Aim of this study was to assess the effect of psycho educational nursing intervention on sleep quality, academic pressure and performance among college psychiatric nursing students' Design: A quasi experimental design one group pre\posttest was used in this study. Setting: faculty of nursing Menoufia University. Subject: A convenience sample of 50 fourth year psychiatric nursing students during academic year 2014 2015.Tools: Three tools were used Tool (1) to assess socio demographic data and knowledge about sleep disorders, Tool (2) academic pressure scale to assess student's academic pressure, Tool (3) sleep disorder scale to assess sleep disorder among the students. Result: There is highly significant improvement of the student's level of knowledge post program than before program where good knowledge increased from 16% to 86% post program, there was highly statistical significant reduction of the mean score of academic pressure from 50.1+ to 33.4+ 3.69 at 0.001 post program than preprogram, there was highly statistical significant improvement on the level of academic achievement from 34% to 48% regarding very good and 10% to 52% regarding excellent post program than before interevntion at 0.001. Conclusion: There were highly statistical significant relation between sleep disorder, academic achievement and total academic pressure at0.001 pre interevntion and at 0.008 post interevntion. Negative significant correlation between academic achievement and sleep disorder. The program had great effect on reduction of academic pressure, improving sleep quality and academic achievement Recommendations: Further studies using larger sample for generalization of the result. Adoption of sleep hygiene education by psychiatric nursing staff to enhance students' sleep quality and academic performance.
Maaly Ibrahim Elmalky Faten Hassan Allam Rasha Kamal Mohammed Sweelam
151024303
Substance Use Among College Students.
U.S. college campuses have witnessed a national increase of cannabis, stimulant, and illicit drug use among students over the past decade. Substance use among college students is associated with numerous negative outcomes including lower academic performance, a higher probability of unemployment after graduation, and an increased risk of committing and experiencing sexual assault. Several risk factors for substance use are specific to this population, including an affiliation with Greek life, perception of high academic pressure, and peer pressure. Students with problematic substance use also face unique challenges in planning treatment, including aspects of confidentiality, financial constraints, and potential university oversight and involvement. This article highlights the prevalence of substance use on college campuses and describes some of the specific challenges and approaches to treatment in this population, including screening tests and interventions for specific substances used on college campuses and evidence based substance use programming for college students.
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Justine W Welsh Yujia Shentu Dana B Sarvey
215716855
The Influence of College Students' Perfectionism on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating Effect of Achievement Motivation
Academic procrastination refers to the tendency of students to postpone the academic goals that must be completed in the school context. Academic procrastination is common among college students. It not only affects the performance of college students, but also hinders learning progress, and increases academic pressure. This study explores the mediating effect of achievement motivation on the relationship of perfectionism and academic procrastination in undergraduate students, which will help to improve and optimize the learning behavior of them. The research shows that there is a significant positive correlation between adaptive perfectionism, pursuit of success and achievement motivation (P 0.01) and there is a significant negative correlation between adaptive perfectionism and pursuit of success and academic procrastination (P 0.01) There is a significant positive correlation between non adaptive perfectionism and avoidance failure. They are positively correlated with academic procrastination (P 0.01) In this case, achievement motivation mediates the relationship of perfectionism and academic procrastination.
Jiahui Kuang
214631051
A Study on Prevalence and Socio Demographic Determinants of Substance Abuse among Degree College Students of Meerut City
Substance abuse disorders are among the world's leading public health problem as they cause enormous human sufferings in terms of morbidity, mortality and economic loss. The youth of the country are more vulnerable to substance abuse due to increased academic pressure, peer group influence and increased popularity and availability of substances. So, the following study was conducted to find out the prevalence and socio demographic determinants of substance abuse among degree college students of Meerut city. Taking prevalence of substance abuse as 30% sample size of 900 was calculated.300 students were selected from each college by simple random sampling method. Data was collected on a pre designed questionnaire and statistically analyzed. The prevalence of ever user of any substance was found to be 43.0%,wheras,prevalence of current users were 31.3%.Tobacco(smoking)was the most common substance abused (62.0%.Mean age of initiation was 17.1+4.04years.Substance abuse was found to be statistically associated with age, sex, religion, caste, socio economic status,etc The present study indicates high prevalence of substance abuse among students (43.0%.As most of the students initiated substance abuse at early age, the prevention strategies should be focused on children and adolescent population. Date of Submission: 08 06 2019 Date of acceptance: 25 06 2019
Lubna Zarin Sunil K Garg Tanveer Bano Seemalata Jain Ganesh Prasad Singh
164958755
Identifying difference in perception of academic stress and reaction to stress among engineering college students with special reference to Chennai city
Academic stress is mental distress with respect to some anticipated frustration associated with academic failure or even unawareness to the possibility of such failure. Students have to face many academic demands, for example, examination, answering questions in the class, showing progress in school subjects. The adverse effects on Health related to stress are enormous and it varies among each individual, probably because of differences in how stress is appraised and the effective strategies individuals use to cope with it. Stress is termed as a common element in life regardless of race or cultural background. The Emotional and physical ways in which an individual respond to pressure can cause mental and physical symptoms. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship exists between Academic Stressors Reaction to stress among college students. The sample comprises of 190 engineering college students. Data were collected through Structured Questionnaire. Students Life Stress Inventory (SLSI) Gadzella, 2004 were the instrument used to measure the stressors Reaction to stress. The Findings of the study revealed the highest group of stressors experienced by college students were 'pressure' followed by 'Self Imposed' The study reveals a negative correlation existed between Cognitive responses of the college students. Effective Stress Management Programme and Counseling session would be helpful to reduce the stress experienced by students.
Shankar Sharmila
150214271
Anxiety and Academic Performance among Private Medical College Students
Background: Medical students are in a huge pressure due to their academic syllabus. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between anxiety and academic performance among private medical college. Methodology: This cross sectional study was done in private medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh and 3 rd and 4 th year medical student were included. Data was collected by using semi structured Socio demographic questionnaire and Burn Anxiety Inventory scale and Checklist. Finally all data and results were analyzed using latest version of SPSS software. For descriptive statistics means, medians, SD and range will be calculated as required. Data will be presented in frequency table, bar, pie and scattered diagram as per need. Statistical test chi square test were used and p<0.05 was consider to be statistically significant. Results: A total number of 200 medical students were studied after fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Among them 87.0% were Muslim; 98.0% were unmarried; 83.0% were in nuclear family; family member of 42.5% respondents had 4 to 6 persons; monthly income of 64.7% respondents were less than 50,000 Taka; 47.0% of the respondents' father occupation was businessman. In 1 st profession examination 68.0% in Anatomy, 73% in Physiology, 76% in Biochemistry were passed in anatomy. In 1 st professional exam, students suffered from moderate to extreme anxiety were passed 78% and referred 22% as well as suffered from minimal to mild anxiety were passed 43% and referred 57% in Physiology. So there was strong association between the two variables (p<0.05) Conclusion: Three fifth of the students are suffered from moderate anxiety level and those who are suffered moderate to extreme anxiety passed more and their class attendance are good. Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2018;5(2):68 72
Shila Rani Das Chinmay Biswas
149235663
Causes of Academic Stress among College Students and its Managements
Stress may be defined as "a state of psychological and or physiological imbalance resulting from the disparity between situational demand and the individual's ability and or motivation to meet those demands. There's a lot of pressure for the present generation students to learn more and more than in past generations. Just as it can be stressful to handle a heavy and challenging workload, some students can experience stress from regular academic work that isn't difficult enough. The present paper is an attempt to examine causes of academic stress among college students and its management. The first part of the paper deals with the conceptof what is academic stress; its causes and effect on college students while the second part deals with commonbarriers and academic stress management strategies.
Kamana Tripathi Krishna Sharma
147964827
A practical research on the learning pressure among college students
Objective To investigate the college students' characteristics of learning pressure feeling(LPF),as well as to provide substantial evidences for the following educational.Methods Data were collected from 369 college students and were analysed by SPSS11.0 for the windows XP.Results(1)The seven principal components of LPF in college students in proper order from strong to weak is:Future and prospect pressure,academic competition pressure,learning efficacy pressure,academic atmosphere pressure,schoolwork burden pressure,learning conditions pressure and family expectation pressure;(2)The scores of grade one and grade three students are significantly higher than the scores of grade two students in family expectation pressure principal component;(3)The scores of female students are significantly higher than the scores of male students in four principal components:the future and prospect pressure,the academic competition pressure,the learning efficacy pressure and the academic atmosphere pressure(P0.05,P0.01,P0.001)(4)The scores of non singleton college students are significantly higher than the scores of singleton college students in various principal components(P0.05,P0.01,P0.001)(5)Analysis showed significant different among the college students of different ambition types in LPF(P0.05,P0.01,P0.001)(6)The richer college students have the weaker LPF(P0.01,P0.001).Conclusions To total LPF level of college students,there was no significant differences among different grades,to the total and several factors level,certain significant differences existed among different sexes,birth categories,ambition types,and family economic conditions
Qiangsong Deng