Predictors of the Academic Stress and Its Determinants among Students Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Dept. of health education& health promotion, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Dept. of health education& health promotion, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: according to various researches, students suffer from enormous stress during their studies. If the stress intensifies or continues, it will create problems in mental health and well-being. The purpose of this study was to investigate predictive and effective factors of academic stress among students based on the theory of planned behavior.

Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was performed on 320 students. Data collection was done using demographic, academic stress of Gadzella and researcher based on the theory of behavioral behavior questionnaire that its validity and reliability were confirmed. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 and related statistical tests at the significance level of 0.05.

Results: There was a significant relationship between academic stress, gender (p<0/05) and educational level (p<0/001). Based on Spearman's correlation coefficient, there was a significant positive correlation between knowledge and academic stress (r= 0/201, p< 0/001). Subjective norms (r= -0/177, p< 0/05) and perceived behavioral control (r= -0/261, p< 0/001) has reverse relationship. Also, the results of regression showed that the theory of planned behavior in general predicted 14.7% variance of students' academic stress which knowledge and perceived behavioral control has significant effect on them (p<0/001).

Conclusion: The results of this study suggested that the use of the theory of planned behavior in educational interventions on perceived behavioral control structure in academic stress can have effective results.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 December 2017

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