Stress tolerance and resilience as prerequisites for maintaining the health of contemporary university students

Abstract

This study examined the levels of stress and resilience among university students in the context of excessive mobile phone use. For the first time within this research framework, attention is drawn to the adverse consequences of overuse of mobile phones for students' emotional well-being, namely elevated levels of chronic stress and diminished resilience. The primary objective was to explore the qualitative and quantitative relationship between chronic stress, resilience, and excessive mobile phone use among students, with the aim of developing a comprehensive socio-psychological support model for students at risk of nomophobia. The significance of this study lies in its identification of measurable changes in stress levels and resilience indicators among students subjected to high levels of mobile phone use. To assess chronic stress, resilience, and excessive phone use, the following standardized instruments were employed: The Leipzig Screening Questionnaire on Chronic Stress (LKCS) (Reschke, K. & Schröder, H., adapted by Garber A., Karapetyan L. 1996), which diagnoses seven indicators of chronic stress as well as an integrated score. These include loss of control, loss of meaning, difficulties in regulating negative emotions and feelings, sleep disturbances, inability to relax, emotionally distressing themes, and insufficient emotional support from the social environment. A total of 176 students. The participants were aged between 18 and 19 years.