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February 6, 2026AJP Advances in Physiology EducationOpen Access

Sources of Stress and Coping Strategies employed by Undergraduate Students over a Semester: Motivations and Implications for Academic Success.

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EFE. S. Louise FaberJCJemma CampbellLCLaura Carniel

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Overview

Explores coping strategies and academic engagement in undergraduate students, suggesting implications for enhancing success.

Key Points

  • To examine sources of stress and the selection of coping strategies among first-year undergraduate students throughout a semester.
  • Surveyed 203 first-year sport science students in Australia
  • Gathered open-ended responses at semester's start and end
  • Conducted thematic analysis of response patterns
  • Correlated coping strategies with academic engagement and performance.
  • Primary stress sources included academic pressures, social, financial, and personal challenges.
  • Initially, students favored problem-focused coping strategies like time management.
  • By semester's end, students leaned towards exercise and mindfulness practices for stress relief.
  • Utilizing more coping strategies was positively correlated with improved academic performance.

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Faber et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698586238f7c464f2300a0e2https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00292.2025
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