Adaptation to stress in psychology graduate students

Clara Simães; Alexandra Costa; Catarina Morais; A. Rui Gomes

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-12547-8_27

Adaptation to stress in psychology graduate students

Clara Simães^*, Alexandra Costa, Catarina Morais, A. Rui Gomes

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Abstract

This study analyzed stress adaptation in university students, considering the role of cognitive appraisal in the relationship between stress and burnout during the testing season. A total of 187 students from a university in the northern region of Portugal participated in the study. In the total sample, 154 were female (82.4%) and 32 males (17.1%), aged between 17 and 41 years old (M = 20.72; SD = 3.28). The evaluation protocol included a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Stress Questionnaire for Students, the Primary and Secondary Cognitive Appraisal Scale, and the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure. The results showed that 55.6% of the students perceived high-stress levels, mainly derived from academic evaluation and work overload. Cognitive appraisal mediated the relationship between the overall level of students’ academic stress and the experience of burnout, mostly regarding physical fatigue and cognitive weariness. These findings reinforce the importance of considering the role of cognitive appraisal processes in understanding the dynamics of stress adaptation among university students. To promote healthy educational environments, we must attend to these effects regarding occupational safety and hygiene interventions within the academic context.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Studies in systems, decision and control
Editors	Pedro M. Arezes, J. Santos Baptista, Rui B. Melo, Jacqueline Castelo Branco, Paula Carneiro, Ana Colim, Nélson Costa, Susana Costa, J. Duarte, J. C. Guedes, Gonçalo Perestrelo
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	317-331
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031125478
ISBN (Print)	9783031125461
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12547-8_27
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Name	Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
Volume	449
ISSN (Print)	2198-4182
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-4190

Keywords

Cognitive appraisal
Burnout
University students
Academic stress

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Simães, C., Costa, A., Morais, C., & Rui Gomes, A. (2023). Adaptation to stress in psychology graduate students. In P. M. Arezes, J. Santos Baptista, R. B. Melo, J. Castelo Branco, P. Carneiro, A. Colim, N. Costa, S. Costa, J. Duarte, J. C. Guedes, & G. Perestrelo (Eds.), Studies in systems, decision and control (pp. 317-331). (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control; Vol. 449). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12547-8_27

Simães, Clara ; Costa, Alexandra ; Morais, Catarina et al. / Adaptation to stress in psychology graduate students. Studies in systems, decision and control. editor / Pedro M. Arezes ; J. Santos Baptista ; Rui B. Melo ; Jacqueline Castelo Branco ; Paula Carneiro ; Ana Colim ; Nélson Costa ; Susana Costa ; J. Duarte ; J. C. Guedes ; Gonçalo Perestrelo. Cham : Springer, 2023. pp. 317-331 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control).

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Simães, C, Costa, A, Morais, C & Rui Gomes, A 2023, Adaptation to stress in psychology graduate students. in PM Arezes, J Santos Baptista, RB Melo, J Castelo Branco, P Carneiro, A Colim, N Costa, S Costa, J Duarte, JC Guedes & G Perestrelo (eds), Studies in systems, decision and control. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol. 449, Springer, Cham, pp. 317-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12547-8_27

Adaptation to stress in psychology graduate students. / Simães, Clara; Costa, Alexandra; Morais, Catarina et al.
Studies in systems, decision and control. ed. / Pedro M. Arezes; J. Santos Baptista; Rui B. Melo; Jacqueline Castelo Branco; Paula Carneiro; Ana Colim; Nélson Costa; Susana Costa; J. Duarte; J. C. Guedes; Gonçalo Perestrelo. Cham: Springer, 2023. p. 317-331 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control; Vol. 449).

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Simães C, Costa A, Morais C, Rui Gomes A. Adaptation to stress in psychology graduate students. In Arezes PM, Santos Baptista J, Melo RB, Castelo Branco J, Carneiro P, Colim A, Costa N, Costa S, Duarte J, Guedes JC, Perestrelo G, editors, Studies in systems, decision and control. Cham: Springer. 2023. p. 317-331. (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12547-8_27

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