Evaluation of Student Life Stress Level and its Related Factors among College Students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in 2015

Student life stress can lead to various negative consequences such as physical illness, mental disorders or exhaustion in the college students. The present study was conducted to evaluate the level of student life stress and its related factors among college students in at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences.
This cross-sectional study applied multistage random sampling to select 500 college students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences during 2015. The data collection tool used in the study was a self-report questionnaire containing two parts: a section on the subject's demographic details and another section for the Student-Life Stress Inventory (SLSI). Data were analyzed in SPSS-20 using descriptive and inferential statistics, such as the independent t-test, the Pearson correlation test and the one-way ANOVA.
This study revealed that 57% of the students had moderate level of stress. The most important stressors included self-imposed and pressures, and also the most important reactions to stressors included cognitive appraisal and emotional, respectively. There was a significant association between student life stress and branch, educational level, mother's education and father's education (P According to the high level of stress in students and the recognition of demographic factors can be conduct effective educational intervention to reduce stress.