Coping strategies and academic stress in students at a pre-university academy in Cajamarca, March 2025

Objectives: To determine the relationship between coping strategies and academic stress at a pre-university center in Cajamarca, March 2025. Method: Basic research with a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional and correlational approach. The sample consisted of 197 pre-university students. The SISCO (Cronbach's alpha of 0.920) and A-CEA (Cronbach's alpha of 0.847) questionnaires were used to measure stress and coping strategies respectively. The information was processed using Excel and SPSS 27. Results: A significant relationship was found using the Chi-square test (X2 = 79.506; p = <0.005) and a moderate negative correlation (Rho = -0.503; p =, 000) between the variables studied. The positive reappraisal strategy being the one that presents the highest level of coping (17%). It was found that 51.8% experienced severe stress. It was also shown that stress is related to age (X2 = 109.732; p= < 0.001) and the degree program the student is applying for (X2 = 40.335; p= < 0.001). Conclusion: There is an inverse and significant relationship between the two variables, with positive re-evaluation being the strategy that presents the highest level of coping. The majority of the population experiences severe stress, which is influenced by two factors: age and the degree program they are applying for.