Academic stress in first year students in the career of Medical Surgeon of the Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza. UNAM, 2022

Abstract

Introduction: A descriptive and exploratory non-experimental study was carried out with the purpose of knowing the characteristics of academic stress generated in Medicine students in the fourth module of the first year in the 2022 generation of the degree in Medical Surgeon of the Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Zaragoza, to determine which are the most relevant factors of academic stress. Methods: The sample consisted of 200 students of the FES Zaragoza (UNAM). The Systematic Inventory of Academic Stress (SISCO) was used to obtain the data. Results: It was found that the environmental stimuli most frequently identified as stressors were work overload, teacher evaluations, as well as the character and personality of the teachers. The most frequent stress indicators are sleep disorders, chronic fatigue, and drowsiness. Being thus the most frequently used coping strategies, assertive ability, elaboration of a plan and execution of their tasks as well as self-praise. Conclusions: It can be concluded that there are differences in the frequency of presentation of the characteristics of academic stress, the importance of these is highlighted, since this will allow implementing some solutions such as the design and implementation of workshops or programs for better stress management in the academic environment with this type of population.