Background: Infertility can lead to major bio-psychological disorders. Coping strategies help individuals adapt to unpredictable conditions in a systematic way. The present study aimed to determine the perceived stress of couples undergoing treatment for infertility, as well as their coping strategies and correlation between the studied variables and gender.  Methods: This was a cross-sectiona...

PURPOSE It is well known that acute stress can lead to a transient increase in cortisol secretion, but the effects of prolonged stress on cortisol secretion are uncertain. This study examines the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between prolonged perceived stress and salivary cortisol. METHODS In 2007, 4467 Danish public service employees participated in a study of stress and men...

Objectives: Research has demonstrated robust associations between perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and cigarette smoking. The extent to which these findings from the general population generalize to Hispanic smokers is unknown. The present study examined (a) correlates of perceived stress and depressive symptoms among help-seeking Hispanic smokers and (b) whether maladaptive coping and so...

Background Medical education is perceived as being stressful, and a high level of stress may have a negative effect on cognitive functioning and learning of students in a medical school. Objectives To (a) assess the perceived stress among medical undergraduate students, (b) identify the sources of stress, and (c) find an association of perceived stress with sociodemographic characteristics an...

BACKGROUND Despite a high prevalence of depressive symptoms among university students, few studies have examined how this mental health problem is associated with perceived stress and perceived burdens related to being a student. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of 2,103 first year students from one western (Germany), one central (Poland), and one south-eastern European country (B...

Recently, the World Health Organization has made the need for countries to improve the school context and enhance the health of students at the school in terms of quality of life. This study aimed to determine the relation between improvement, adventure, social solidarity and opportunity with perceived stress among students. During the correlational qualitative research, among the population of...

BACKGROUND Studying medicine is perceived to be stressful, and a high level of stress may have a negative effect on cognitive functioning and mental health of the students. OBJECTIVES In this study, we assessed perceived stress and its severity, sources and determinants. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the perceived stress and its severity, sources and demogr...

aim and background: development of human societies sometimes leads in negative consequences such as stress. this research was conducted to assess the effects of religious commitment and self-efficacy in predicting the amount and type of perceived stress in university students. methods and materials: this was a correlational-descriptive study including 200 undergraduate and postgraduate students...