Stress among civil engineering career

This research aimed to identify wich year of the civil engineering career generates more stress in university students. The study was conducted during the first semester 2019 of the Technological University of Panama. In order to know, in what year the highest level of stress was generated, a survey...

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Main Author: Espinosa, Jennifer (author)
Other Authors: Ochoa, Karla (author), Saavedra, María (author), Rodríguez, Carlos (author), Saavedra, Casilda (author)
Format: article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2020
Online Access:https://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/ric/article/view/2510
https://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/12166
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Summary:This research aimed to identify wich year of the civil engineering career generates more stress in university students. The study was conducted during the first semester 2019 of the Technological University of Panama. In order to know, in what year the highest level of stress was generated, a survey was applied to a representative sample of students each year where different points related to physical, psychological and cognitive reactions, stressors and coping mechanisms were analyzed. Due to the results found it was concluded that the year in wich students generate more stress is the fourth year of the university degree, highlighting different stressors such as, overload of tasks and jobs, limited time for assignments and evaluation by teachers, and the most commonly used coping mechanisms were the elaboration of a plan and execution of their tasks, and the ability of assertiveness.