Estrés académico en estudiantes de Cultura Física, Deporte y Recreación de la Universidad Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga 2023

Abstract

The objective of the research presented in this article is to describe the academic stress generated in the students of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Sports, and Recreation of the USTA Bucaramanga branch. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on students enrolled in the undergraduate program in the period between February and July 2023 in the mentioned population. The sample was collected by convenience of a total of 215 students who accepted their voluntary participation, applying exclusion criteria such as being of legal age and being at least in the second semester of the degree program. It is pertinent to relate the levels of concern and nervousness reported by the students since 14% of the students expressed feeling low level, 42% medium level and 44% high level respectively. The overload of homework and work, the excess of personal responsibility for fulfilling obligations and the grades given by teachers are, in that specific order, the items that generated the most stress in the students in the stressors dimension. Chronic fatigue, concentration problems and drowsiness or increased need for sleep are the physical reactions most related to stress. On the other hand, in the coping strategies dimension, self-praise, taking the situation with humor and the development of a plan and execution of tasks are the most related ways of coping with stress.