Factors Affecting the Stress Management Ability of College Students

Zhang  Yazhen; Nitikorn  Onyon; Sombat  Kochasit; Orasa  Charoontham

doi:10.14456/jsasr.2023.35

Authors

Zhang Yazhen Ph.D.Candidate of Curriculum and Instruction, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani Province, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1037-6812
Nitikorn Onyon Curriculum and Instruction Program, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani Province, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5171-3953
Sombat Kochasit Curriculum and Instruction Program, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani Province, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-7656
Orasa Charoontham Curriculum and Instruction Program, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani Province, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1295-2686

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jsasr.2023.35

Keywords:

Stress Management Ability;, Self-esteem Stress;, Academic Stress; , Interpersonal Stress; , Adaptive Stress; , Economic Stress; , Love Stress;, Employment Stress

Abstract

Background and Aim: This study adopts the method of “building multiple linear regression model as a means of analyzing the main factors that affect the stress management ability of college students. The seven forms of stress include self-esteem stress, academic stress, interpersonal stress, adaptive stress, economic stress, love stress, and employment stress. The purpose of this study was to establish a multiple linear regression model for extracting the main factors that affect the stress management ability of college students.

Materials and Methods: In this empirical study, 240 students majoring in economics and trade at the Henan Institute of Engineering were investigated. This study used a questionnaire survey given to students at the start of the semester. Data was collected and analyzed by means, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis.

Results: The investigation of seven factors that affect the stress management ability of college students found that the regression equation of stress management ability was as follows: 0.115 + (0.335*self-esteem stress) + (0.243*academic stress ) + (0.187*interpersonal stress ) + (0.124*adaptive stress ) + (0.148*economic stress ) - (0.111* love stress).

Conclusion: Six factors that affected the stress management ability of students include self-esteem stress, interpersonal stress, academic stress, economic stress, love stress, employment stress, and adaptive stress.

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