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Effectiveness of Coping Strategies in Reducing Student’s Academic Stress

Authors: Parvin Zarei, Touraj Hashemi, Smaeil Sadipoor, Ali Delavar, Zahra Khoshnevisan

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 6/2016

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Stress is defined as the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change (Selye (1987). Stress is the response of the body and mind towards various changes in the physical environment. People experience stress at any point of their lifetime, possibly caused by death in the family, divorce, schooling, employment, and illness. The type of stress experienced varies at different stages of life. (Schneiderman et al. 2005). An unhealthy response to stress occurs when the demand of the stressor exceeds the person’s coping ability (Herbert and Cohen 1993). …

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Title: Effectiveness of Coping Strategies in Reducing Student’s Academic Stress
Authors: Parvin Zarei
Touraj Hashemi
Smaeil Sadipoor
Ali Delavar
Zahra Khoshnevisan
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9691-1

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