Estrategias de afrontamiento y niveles de estrés académico en estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

The present research aimed to correlate the coping strategies and the levels of academic stress in undergraduate and graduate students of the Antonio Nariño University, Armenia, who are pursuing their degree during the year 2020. This study has an analytical empirical approach, with a quantitative methodology and a correlational scope, with a sample of 98 students. Two instruments have been applied, the Coping Strategies Scale - Modified (EEC-M) that assesses coping strategies and the inventory of academic stress - INVEA that measures levels of academic stress. It has been found in the results that students have a greater tendency to face problems from the emotional side, also that the strategies with which they were most identified were positive reevaluation, problem solving and cognitive and emotional avoidance. As for stress, they present a medium risk of suffering it. It was demonstrated, through Pearson's coefficient, that there is a positive and direct correlation (p <0.002), between coping strategies and academic stress, indicating that students use inadequate coping strategies, these are not totally effective, since the risk of stress persists. It is concluded that students present a medium level of risk of stress even when they present coping capacity.