“Estrés académico y consumo de alcohol en estudiantes”

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the dimensions of academic stress and alcohol consumption, the study was descriptive correlational type. The population with which we worked was with the students of the Juan León Mera Educational Unit "La Salle". The sample was of 190 students, who were in sixth year of baccalaureate between the ages of 17 to 18 years. In order to evaluate the dimensions of academic stress, the SISCO test by Arturo Barraza was used and AUDICT by Perula de Torreza was used for alcohol consumption.

According to the results obtained, it was concluded that there is a relationship between these two variables, it was also possible to describe the levels and dimensions of academic stress where the stressor that affected the most was the excess of evaluations. He found physiological symptoms such as drowsiness or need to sleep. In the psychological reactions it was demonstrated problems in the cognitive sphere, anxiety and anguish, within the behavioral reactions it was evidenced that there is prevalence in the demotivation by the educational activities. Regarding the data in the coping strategies that students use the most, assertive ability was found to be the most used. Finally, when determining the levels of alcohol consumption in students, a moderate level was obtained, which causes problems in their biopsychosocial sphere