Assessing the correlation between perceived stress and academic achievement among health sciences students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

University students are vulnerable to a myriad of academic challenges that can impede their learning processes and lead to adverse educational outcomes. Perceived stress among students is one such challenge. Objective: this study's objective was to examine the influence of perceived stress on academic performance among health sciences students.

Methods

A total of 210 first-year health sciences students in their second semester were recruited from different Saudi universities in the Riyadh region. An online questionnaire was administered to the health sciences cohort using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). This instrument comprises 14 items designed to assess emotions and thoughts experienced over the preceding month. The data obtained were analyzed using IBM SPS

SUBMITTER: Al-Roomy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827518 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature