Stress levels, health seeking behaviors and academic performance among students of Kampala International University (KIU), Uganda.
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2018-05
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Kampala International University.College of Humanities and social science
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between stress levels, health
seeking behaviors and academic performance among students of Kampala International
University (KIU) Kampala, Uganda. The study was guided by three stated objectives: To
determine the relationship between stress levels and academic performance among
students; To examine the difference between the levels of stress experienced among male
and female students; To establish relationship between health seeking behaviors and
academic performance among students. The study used descriptive correlational research
design with quantitative approach. The population of the study was 10923 students
~population, Slovene’s formula for selection of the sample size was used. The drawn
sample size was 386. Data was analyzed in SPSS version 22.0. The findings of the study
revealed that there is significance negati’ e relationship between stress levels and academic
performance. Findings also revealed that there is no significance difference between the
stress levels experienced among male and female students. The study found that there is a
significant negative relationship between health seeking behaviors and academic
performance. It was concluded that there is a relationship between stress levels, health
seeking behaviors and academic performance. Based on the study findings, the following
recommendations were made. The university management and other stakeholders (DSA
and DS) should ensure that students engage in adequate sports, social and recreational
activities in order to cope and manage their stress levels to improve academic performance.
The lecturers, as veIl as school authority (DAA, DVC AA and DSA) should
collaboratively guide students on how to develop and improve their academic performance
and ensures that the learning atmosphere is conducive for the students in order to reduce
stress levels among students, there should be maintained gender balance in academic,
social, recreational and sport activities in the university. It was also recommended that
university management (DAA, DVC AA and DSA) and lecturers should encourage
students to engage in proper health seeking behaviors in order to promote their health, cope
with stress and in turn achieve good academic performance.
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Thesis submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Chss) in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree of masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology of Kampala International University (Mu)
Keywords
Stress levels, Health, Seeking behaviors, Academic performance