TITLE:
Stress among Brazilian Dental Students in Different Periods: Prevalence and Perceptions
AUTHORS:
Jean Érick Langoski, Letícia Breus Klipan, Danielle Bordin, Marcelo Ubiali Ferracioli, Márcia Helena Baldani Pinto, Cristina Berger Fadel
KEYWORDS:
Disease Susceptibility, Psychological Stress, Dental Students, Stress, Higher Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.3,
February
26,
2015
ABSTRACT: The
purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the influence of the
school year, considering different times on the academic trajectory of stress
among Brazilian dental students (n = 111) as well as grasp the values established
by the subject facing this prospect. The methodological grant for data
collection was the Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults Lipp applied in the
beginning and at the end of the semester, and the technique in the focus group
interview. The results demonstrated academic tickets with significantly higher rates
of this phenomenon at the end of the semester, when compared to graduates (p = 0.004). The perceptions of academics
on the etiology of stress associated opinions unveiled the pedagogical design,
teacher performance, difficulties in interpersonal relationships as well as the
course extrinsic factors. It can be concluded that the stress is the present
and modulate phenomenon in investigated academic trajectory.