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PERCEIVED ACADEMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: ROLE OF GENDER, AGE, DEPRESSION, AND HIGH EXPECTATION OF PARENTS
Noor Mahir Ali
; Department of Public Health, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nowfala Arakkal Nowshad
; Department of Public Health, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Khadeeja Mohammed Mansoor
; Department of Public Health, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Rayan Ahmed Ibnouf
; Department of Public Health, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Rofida Moustafa Albehiery
; Department of Public Health, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Frederick Robert Carrick
orcid.org/0000-0002-2818-6551
; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK ;Department of Neurology, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA ;MGH Institute for Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA
Mahera Abdulrahman
orcid.org/0000-0001-6271-3776
; Department of Public Health, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Health Policies and Standard Department, Health Regulation Sector, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sažetak
Introduction: Academic learning is the most important source of stress among young students worldwide and appears to be quite
severe in eastern countries. We aimed to examine the relationship between academic stress and depression among adolescents.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescents in United Arab Emirates using the Perceived Stress Scale –
14 (PSS-14) and Educational Stress Scale (ESS) for Adolescents (English and Arabic versions).
Results: The overall PSS was high in 186 (20%) of the respondents, and moderate in 695 (76%). A multiple regression model of
predictors of the PSS showed statistically significant correlations between the total PSS-14 scores and age (p<0.0004), gender
(p<0.0001), and grade (p<0.001). A multiple regression model of the PSS-14 questionnaire as predictors of the ESSA revealed that
Four variables on PSS-14 were statistically significant predictors of the ESSA: history of depression (p<0.0001), content with
academic achievement (p<0.0001), high academic expectation of parents (p<0.003), and a believe capable of meeting parental
expectations (p<0.0001).
Conclusions: Adolescents with severe academic stress need to be identified early. We suggest that an interdisciplinary team in
the schools including student advisors and counselors be developed to further address stressors. In addition, students should be
taught different stress management techniques such as cognitive behavioral skills to improve their ability to cope with school
demands. The identification of stressors may lead to strategies that might address the quality of teaching and mental health
evaluation among adolescents.
Ključne riječi
academic stress; psychological stress; adolescence; United Arab Emirates
Hrčak ID:
263454
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Datum izdavanja:
4.9.2019.
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