| dc.description.abstract | Many identifiable stressors can be associated with
commencing and completing graduate studies. Recent research
has focused on the relationship between stressful life events
and both physical and emotional symptomatology.
The present study utilized the Stress Audit
Questionnaire as an instrument for quantifying levels of
stress among graduate students in six departments at Queen's
University in Kingston, Ontario. In addition, interviews
were conducted with 10% of the subjects to gather qualitative
data on the experience of being a graduate student.
A quantitative analysis indicated that the subjects in
this study exhibited scores on the Stress Audit Questionnaire
that were average when compared to the normative sample. The
quantitative results also indicated that there were
differences between the departments, between the sexes, and
on the variable marital status.
The qualitative results revealed individual student
experiences which were unique but which also contained
similarities. Common issues related to time as a specific
stressor, time management strategies, leisure activities as
coping strategies, reflections on being a graduate student
and the students' outlook on their future in a professional
work environment. | en_US |
