Influence of Personality and Differences in Stress Processing Among Finnish Students on Interest to Use a Mobile Stress Management App: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive stress has a negative impact on many aspects of life for both individuals and societies, from studying and working to health and well-being. Each individual has their unique level of stress-proneness, and positive or negative outcomes of stress may be affected by it. Technology-aided interventions have potential efficacy in the self-management of stress. However, current Web-based or mobile stress management solutions may not reach the individuals that would need them the most, that is, stress-sensitive people.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine how personality is associated with stress among Finnish university students and their interest to use apps that help in managing stress.

Methods

We used 2 structured online questionnaires (comb

SUBMITTER: Ervasti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6707572 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature