Strategies for Managing Campus-Related Stress Among Students of the University of Education, Winneba

Abstract

The study was on stress and stress management among students of the University of Education, Winneba at the Winneba Campus. The objective of the study was identify the common stressors that affected the academic performance of students and to further determine the strategies students adopt in managing stress during stressful situations on campus. The survey method was used for the study and a sample size of 500 students was used for the study. A questionnaire was designed for the study. Frequency counts and percentages were used in the analysis of data collected. High cost of food staffs, lack of accommodation on campus, too many assignments and quizzes as well as uncondusive lecture halls were some of the causes of stress among of the University of Education, Winneba. It was discovered that students resort to watching television, resting in bed, visiting friends and drinking alcohol as a way of managing stress. It was recommended among others that orientation programmes and symposiums on how to manage stress be organized for freshers and continuing students to reduce the stressful situations that they faced in the course their studies.

Keywords; Chronic, Depression, Anxiety, Psychological, and Physical threats