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<bold>Aim.</bold> To assess the level of school stress, factors influencing it and coping strategies among high school students.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The research was conducted online in 2021. The method used was a diagnostic survey at work. Research tool was the original questionnaire and the Mini-COPE scale. The group of respondents was 200 high school students – 130 boys, 70 girls.
<bold>Results.</bold> Less than half (46.8%) of secondary school students indicated their level of perceived stress as “6” on a 10-point scale, where “0” meant no stress, “10” – the maximum stress. Data analysis showed the most common relaxation methods turned out to be listening to music (92 people) and outdoor walks (65 people). As many as 89 respondents did not use any relaxation methods. The most common stress coping strategies are acceptance, self-focus, and active coping. The least frequently selected option was the use of psychoactive substances..
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> 1. School stress experienced by secondary school students is moderate. 2. Age and gender do not affect the level of stress experienced by high school students. 3. The most common relaxation method among adolescents is listening to music. 4. Acceptance, preoccupation with something else and active coping are the most commonly used strategies for coping with school stress.
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Aim. To assess the level of school stress, factors influencing it and coping strategies among high school students.
Material and methods. The research was conducted online in 2021. The method used was a diagnostic survey at work. Research tool was the original questionnaire and the Mini-COPE scale. The group of respondents was 200 high school students – 130 boys, 70 girls.
Results. Less than half (46.8%) of secondary school students indicated their level of perceived stress as “6” on a 10-point scale, where “0” meant no stress, “10” – the maximum stress. Data analysis showed the most common relaxation methods turned out to be listening to music (92 people) and outdoor walks (65 people). As many as 89 respondents did not use any relaxation methods. The most common stress coping strategies are acceptance, self-focus, and active coping. The least frequently selected option was the use of psychoactive substances..
Conclusions. 1. School stress experienced by secondary school students is moderate. 2. Age and gender do not affect the level of stress experienced by high school students. 3. The most common relaxation method among adolescents is listening to music. 4. Acceptance, preoccupation with something else and active coping are the most commonly used strategies for coping with school stress.

Assessment of school stress levels and strategies of coping with stress in high school students

Students Scientific Association by the Department of Health Promotion

Chair of Development in Nursing, Doctoral School of Medical University of Lublin

Chair of Development in Nursing, Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. To assess the level of school stress, factors influencing it and coping strategies among high school students.
Material and methods. The research was...

Assessment of school stress levels and strategies of coping with stress in high school students

Published Online: Jan 19, 2023

Page range: 218 - 223

Received: Mar 19, 2022

Accepted: May 31, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0039

Keywords
stress, youth, stress coping

© 2022 Angelika Anna Kucharzyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Assessment of school stress levels and strategies of coping with stress in high school students

Published Online: Jan 19, 2023

Page range: 218 - 223

Received: Mar 19, 2022

Accepted: May 31, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0039

Keywordsstress, youth, stress coping

© 2022 Angelika Anna Kucharzyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
stress, youth, stress coping