Serna-Palma M

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 101-103
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: students at the professional level may present different changes in their lifestyle, since their mood and eating habits are modified as a result of the saturation of tasks and activities to be performed in their day to day. Objective: with this research we want to get to know the level of anxiety in students, before taking exams and how this affects their stay at the university, both academically and socially. Material and methods: an observational and cross-sectional study was carried out to compare the level and coping with stress between students of a public and a private university, 25 students from each university were included, 13 women and 12 men from the Universidad Instituto Universitario del Estado de México (IUEM) and 10 women and 15 men from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM). The age range was 18 to 23 years old. Results: fifteen (60%) IUEM students presented anxiety according to the analysis of the results, while 10 (40%) did not indicate any stress problem when taking exams. As for the UAEM, the following results were obtained: 20 (80%) presented stress when taking exams, while five (20%) had no symptoms of stress. Conclusion: there is a warning situation that indicates that students are not adequately using strategies to cope with stress, which can have negative consequences on both academic performance and health.

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