Relationship between perceived stress and coping style and the role of these in predicting academic performance in students of Kermanshah Azad University

The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between perceived stress and coping style and the role of these variables in predicting academic performance in students of Kermanshah Azad University. For this field, 402 students of Kermanshah Azad University by multi-stage clustered sampling were selected and completed the received stress (Kohen et al, 1983) and coping style scales (Moss, 1993). The subjects’ academic average was also used as their academic performance index. Results of Pierson correlation indicated that in women and men students there was a negative correlation between positive perceived stress and logical analysis, seeking guidance and support, positive reappraisal, and problem-solving copings and was negative correlation between negative perceived stress and these copings. The results of multiple regressions indicated that in women and men, the most powerful variables to predict academic performance was positive received stress. Also, the powerful copings to predict academic performance in women were acceptance or resignation, seeking guidance and support, seeking alternative rewards and logical analysis copings and in men this copings were problem solving, logical analysis, positive reappraisal and emotional discharge copings.