Relationship among Perceived Stress, Life Satisfaction and Academic Performance of Education Sciences Students of the University of Jaén after the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Published in: Education sciences 2021-12, Vol.11 (12), p.802
• Main Authors: Ocaña-Moral, María Teresa, Gavín-Chocano, Óscar, Pérez-Navío, Eufrasio, Martínez-Serrano, María del Carmen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; academic performance; Anxiety; College Students; Coping; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Early Childhood Education; Education; Educational Environment; Elementary Education; Foreign Countries; Influence; Life Satisfaction; Medical research; Mental depression; Mental health; Pandemics; perceived stress; Population; Preservice Teachers; Primary Education; Psychological Patterns; Sleep; Sociodemographics; Stress; Stress Management; Stress Variables; Student Attitudes; Student Needs; Teaching Methods; University students; Variables
• ISSN: 2227-7102; 2227-7102
• DOI: 10.3390/educsci11120802

The circumstances arising from the exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have affected all socioeconomic areas in the last two years. The field of Education has not been an exception, and the management of the situation seems to have caused an increase in the level of perceived stress of university students. On this basis, this research that aims, first, to analyze the student’s level of perceived stress during the de-escalation and return to normality period, secondly, to evaluate its relationship with life satisfaction and, finally, to detect the students’ needs in stress management, has been developed. An exploratory-descriptive study of quantitative and cross-sectional nature has been carried out. A total of 222 university students of the Childhood and Primary Education Degrees of the University of Jaén (Spain) have participated. The instruments, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) have been used. The results show a moderate and partial relationship among the dimensions of the used instruments. The obtained coefficients of determination are, Academic Performance (r² = 0.019) and Life Satisfaction (r² = 0.402), with a mean square error (SRMR) of 0.079. These findings show the need to develop actions within the university training program in effective stress management strategies.