Norsiah, Fauzan

Oon, Y.B.

Prashant, Talwar

Yosindra, Ganesan

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                                  INTRODUCTION Many people around the world experi-ence stress irrespective of their age, race, religion, colour, profession, academic background or surrounding environment (Esia-Donkoh, Yelkpieri & Esia-Donkoh, 2011). A study by Anspaugh, Hamrick and Rosato (2003) opined that stress comes in different forms and af-fects different types of people at differ-ent ages and walks of life. Environmen-tal and personal events that cause stress are known as stressors. Different people perceive and react to stressors differently from other people. Stress has become COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development. Vol. 3(2), March 2018 A Study on Stress Level and Coping Strategies among Undergraduate Students   Ganesan Y.1, Talwar P.2*, Norsiah Fauzan3 and Oon Y.B.4  1,2,3,4 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia   ABSTRACT  Feelings of stress are a part of university students’ life.  Stress is simply the body's response to changes that create taxing demands. There is a difference between eu-stress, which is a term for positive stress, and distress, which refers to negative stress. Coping mechanism plays a significant part to overcome or reduce the stress experi-enced by individuals. People use different types of coping strategies to overcome their stress. The purpose of the study was to study the relationship between stress and coping strategies among university students. Eighty- six university students partici-pated in the study. A quantitative study utilizing a cross sectional non-probability sampling research design was used to gather data. The data was collected using a questionnaire with the addition of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Adolescent Coping Scale (ACS) were administered. The result of this study indicated that majori-ty of the university students have moderate level of stress. There was a significant inverse relationship between stress level and coping strategies among undergraduates. In conclusion, some levels of stress can be good, as the right kind of stress encour-ages them towards change and growth. However, when students are unable to cope with stress, they can become a burden. It is recommended that students should be encouraged to take part in extra-curricular activities such as sports to reduce stress.  Keywords: Stress; coping strategies; university students  ARTICLE INFO E-mail address: typrashanth@unimas.my (Prashanth Talwar Yadav)  *Corresponding author  e-ISSN: 2550-1623   © Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 

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