Abstract Background and Aim: Transition in students’ lives occurs when they shift from the school environment to the college environment. Students go through different phases to adjust to their surroundings. Stress and loneliness are the factors that make their lives more challenging. Resilience is a main factor that helps students to overcome the stressors. This study aims to estimate and compare the magnitude of perceived stress and loneliness among day scholars and hostelers and to study the association and impact between perceived stress, individual academic resilience, and loneliness among hostelers and day scholars. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the professional colleges of Mysuru, Karnataka. Data were collected from 228 professional students of Mysuru using a prevalidated questionnaire. The Perceived Stress Scale-10, academic resilience scale (ARS-30), and loneliness scale (UCLA Version 3) were used. SPSS version 22 was utilized to calculate the mean, percentage, and standard deviation, as well as to generate charts. The Chi-square test, correlation, and multivariate test were used to check the impact and association between loneliness, stress, and academic resilience among hostellers and day scholars ( P = 0.005). Results: Hostellers recorded higher stress levels compared to day scholars, with 85 (74.5%) experiencing stress, and the P = 0.017 indicating statistical significance. In terms of loneliness, 108 (94.7%) of hostellers reported feeling lonely, but the P = 0.141 suggested no significant difference in loneliness perception between day scholars and hostellers. Perceived stress and academic resilience showed a negative correlation ( P = −0.072 and P = −0.095) among both groups. In addition, loneliness had a significant impact on stress, with P = 0.008 and 0.003 for hostellers and day scholars, respectively. Conclusions: In conclusion, perceived stress negatively correlates with academic resilience, and loneliness significantly impacts perceived stress in both groups.
Vismaya et al. (Tue,) studied this question.