The purpose of this study was to explore: 1) Students‘ mean stress score on the PSS stress scale, 2) correlation between stress scores and students‘ evaluation of their physical and mental health, 3) students‘ coping strategies and correlation between stress and risk behavior, 4) correlation between stress scores and background variables, 5) correlation between stress scores and academic stress, 6) students‘ need for professional mental health services and the most common obstacles to seeking help.
Tilgangur þessarar rannsóknar var að kanna: 1) Meðalstreitustig nemenda á PSS streitukvarðanum, 2) tengsl streitustigs og mats nemenda á andlegri og líkamlegri heilsu sinni, 3) bjargráð nemenda við streitu og tengsl streitu við áhættuhegðun, 4) tengsl streitustigs og bakgrunnsbreyta, 5) tengsl streitustigs og námstengdrar streitu, 6) þörf nemenda fyrir aðstoð vegna andlegrar heilsu sinnar og helstu hindranir þess að þeir leiti sér aðstoðar.