According to Earnest & Dwyer (2010), Stress coping skills are defined as the ability to apply

strategies that minimize and manage the stress response. Likewise, coping skills are factors that
determine how a person responds to a task and how well they succeed (Lacanilao, 2024).
Understanding stress undergone by criminology students and their stress reliever they used is
crucial for several reasons. It can form future interventions and support services eyeing to the
specific needs of students population. It will also help to identify effective stress reliever that can
be employ to enhance resilience and well being of a student. In addition, it can contribute to the
broader discourse of the mental health of student and informed for the purpose of creating
supportive academic environment (Johnson & Kim, 2022).
The causes of student stress showed that variety of factors causes stress within the students.
Relationship factors, environmental factors, academic factors, and personal factors these are the
factors included of what are the causes of student stress. In relationships factors, working with
other people was the main indicator of stress of the students. In environmental factors, anxiety
and negative mindset was the main factor of causing stress within the students. In addition,
academic workload was the element of stress in terms of academic factors. With regard to
personal factors, financial aspect caused most stress of students (Essel & Uwusu, 2017).
Stress is not an unusual thing that may be ignored of set aside. Seeking more attention to it from
the beginning is important and taking right action to avoid worst outcome (Mazo, 2015). The
struggles of students will be managed through understanding the stress reliever actions and
joining extracurricular activities (Essel & Uwusu, 2017).
Stress is a common feeling experienced by individuals throughout life and it is imperative to
comprehend the manner in which they cope with their stressors. This is especially true for
college students. Due to the extensive academic demands college programs require from
students, learners experience high levels of stress while completing their degrees. These
increased levels can have a negative impact on students’ mental and physical wellbeing
(Cornejo, 2020).
College students are challenged with having to keep up with the high demands required to thrive
in the university environment. To meet these demands, students must be able to work and
function under pressure. Generally, stressors are derived from academia load, classroom
environment, faculty interaction, illness, and emotional concerns outside of the classroom
(Kizhakkeveettil et al.,2017).
According to a journal article on academic stress and its sources among university students,
stress has become part of students’ academic life because of the high expectations’ parents place
on them while they are in college (Reddy et al., 2018).
Stress is common among college students and is a primary factor affecting academic
performance (Levin, 2021).
Stress is a prevalent issue among university students, stemming from academic pressures, social
dynamics, financial concerns, and transitional challenges (Vetrival et al.,2024).
Stress is a common factor among all college students especially criminology students. A
student’s life is subjected to different kinds of stressors, such as the pressure of academics with
an obligation of success, uncertain future, and difficulties envisaged for integration into the
system. These students face social, emotional, physical, and family problems that may affect
their learning ability and academic performance(Albert et al.,2021).
Stress causes different issues in different aspects of the body like depression, anxiety, heart
diseases and strokes and it is unavoidable and it produces headache and neck crick (Guevarra &
Cimanes, 2017). Challenging situations improved task performance and for that it can lead to
positive outcome (Rheinberg & Engeser, 2018).
Distress can result to anxiety, depression, social dysfunction and worst is even suicidal intention
(Tang et. Al., 2018). In the enhancements of scientific era and fast development of information,
competitiveness with people reacts widespread that as a consequence people has the mindset of
being on top of others and it can cause stress.
Stress in terms of academic aspect of college students, has been issue for interest in many years.
Causes of stress are demands made by internal and external that affects the the equilibrium of a
person. In addition, it affects the physical and psychological well-being of individual and would
require appropriate actions if one is revive that balance. One- point stress was considered to be
transactional phenomenon that depends on the meaning of stimulus to be understand. Stress is
not a usual think that to be not thinking about or just ignored. Having serious attention of this
symptoms is important and should take appropriate action to avoid side effects (Mazo, 2015).
According to Maryam (2017) claims that coping is a behavioral response to stress that has been
carried out by an individual who gets the psychological burden to manage conflicts in order for
them to get a better life.
This established a strong interconnection stress and stress reliever in different population,
including college students (Miller et al., 2019). Positive stress reliever can shut down negative
coping mechanism which dysfunctional stress reliever can worsen its outcome (Lee & Park,
2021).
Stress reliever and its effectivity such as spending time for relaxation, positive mindset, self- awareness
time management. These coping mechanism make students benefit from well organized approach to
manage there time and stress (Agrawal et al., 2020). Practicing relaxation techniques, such as deep
breathing routine to manage stress. Busy individual with high intelligence makes a good outcome.

Managing mental anxiety and academic stress needs a systematic approach to personal responsibilities. It
is good when students make realistic plans and it is called planning skills. Managing time and set
achievable goals. Thus, can rest physically and mentally when there is a time to break. Study breaks
prevent knowledge overload, concentration and boost productivity (Islam & Rabbi, 2024). Choosing
healthier lifestyle can overcome anxiety. Holistic approach to individual both physical and mental health
help students outburst different stressors with much energy and positivity.
The Australian Psychological Society describes stress as feeling overloaded, wound-up, tense, and
worried, and occurs when an individual faces a situation that they feel unable to cope with (Bhattacharyya
et al., 2014). Particularly among students, stress has significant relevance as they commonly struggle with
elevated stress levels, marked by adverse emotional and physiological reactions to academic pressures
(Kuhnell et al., 2020), leading to symptoms like anxiety, depression, and physical ailments such as
headaches and gastrointestinal issues (Levecque et al., 2017).
In their daily life, university students have to encounter a wide range of responsibilities, both academic
and non-academic that may have an impact on their well-being. Academic demands include adaptability
to a new situation, overwork, insufficient time to complete their academic obligations, preparation for
taking the tests and the pressure to perform. Non-academic demands include change of where they live;
the need to create new social relationships; conflicts with partners, family, or friends; money worries; and
concerns about future work (Beiter et al., 2015).

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