Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Young adulthood involves educational, occupational, social, and personal demands that may contribute to perceived stress. This study examined perceived stress and its associations with problem-focused, emotion-focused, and avoidant coping among youth. A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational design was used. The analysed dataset comprised 60 respondents aged 18?25 years who completed the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), the Brief COPE, and demographic questions through an online questionnaire circulated via WhatsApp. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and multiple linear regression were reported. The mean perceived stress score was 22.85 (SD = 5.72). Perceived stress was negatively correlated with problem-focused coping (r = -.384, p = .002) and positively correlated with avoidant coping (r = .446, p < .001). The association with emotion-focused coping was not statistically significant (r = -.092, p = .484). The regression model explained 30.0% of the variance in perceived stress (R2 = .300). Problem-focused coping was a negative predictor (β = -.319, p = .008), whereas avoidant coping was a positive predictor (β = .392, p = .001); emotion-focused coping was not significant. The findings indicate different associations between coping dimensions and perceived stress, but the cross-sectional design and convenience sample do not permit causal conclusions. Statistical values should be verified against the original response-level dataset before submission.
Authors: Abdul Nasar PT, Evangeline Supriya
Institution: Jain University
Language: English
Topic: Student Stress and Coping
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7223474873