Effects of Stress on the Academic Performance of Students of the Bachelor of Psychology

Abstract

This research was carried out due to the great question that exists of how stress affects the academic performance of students. Aiming to determine the effects of stress on the performance of undergraduate students in psychology through the application of an instrument that will determine the association between these variables. With this instrument the quantitative method was used, which allowed to identify the variables with the highest incidence that affect the academic performance of the students. This by collecting the data through an online survey. There were 33 research participants, of which it was obtained as a result that 69.7% of the students present medium stress, 18.2% high stress and 12.1 low stress. It was concluded that there are many causes and effects that generate stress and this influences the academic performance of students. Some of them are the excessive load of tasks and work with high levels of demand, the limited time to do these activities, sleep disorder, concentration problems to carry out any activity. These can be generated by various factors, depending on the circumstances of each student, the social environment and family relationships.