Social Emotional Health and Strategies for Coping with Stress Among University Students

Abstract

The article presents research on student stress, exploring the relationship between students' socio-emotional health levels and their coping strategies. The assessment of health levels was conducted using the covitality construct. The study, which involved an online CAWI survey, included N=491 students. The Polish adaptation of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations by Z. Juczyński and N. Ogińska-Bulik, as well as the Student Social-Emotional Health Scale (SEHS-HE) adapted by the authors from M. Furlong’s work, were used.

The data analysis employed correlation and multiple regression methods. Results indicated that a high level of socio-emotional health promotes coping through emotional support seeking and positive reappraisal strategies. These strategies were also found to be positive predictors of socio-emotional health, while the use of avoidance strategies in stress-related situations was not beneficial for strengthening socio-emotional health resources.

The findings suggest the need for educational programs focused on developing socio-emotional health resources among students