Kopplingen mellan resiliens och stress : En undersökning på första- och andraårsstudenter under distansundervisning

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study was to examine if a student's experience as a student or lack thereof, have an effect on their resilience level. Furthermore if students resilience level affect their stress level while undergoing distance learning. A questionnaire was used consisting of seven control variables and two scales, Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The questionnaire was completed by randomly selecting students from a university in Sweden. The sample consisted of 92 individuals that were divided into two university grades (53 first years 39 second years). The results of the study showed that a medium to strong negative relationship existed between the students resilience level and stress level (r = -.34, N = 92). It also showed that there was no significant difference between first-year students' resilience level (M = 3.39, SD =.80) compared to second-year students (M = 3.39, SD = .58). Nor in the stress level for students in their first year (M = 22.11, SD = 10.60) compared to students in their second year (M = 24.95, SD = 11.65). The conclusion of the study emphasizes that despite thel ack of a significant difference between the participants in the study, the need to keep the students stress level and resilience level in mind is important for students' health, when organising distance studies.