ANALYSIS OF STRESS LEVEL AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY

The purpose of the study was to analyse the level of stress among men and women of undergraduate students who are not regularly involved in physical exercises.187 were females, and 131 were males. A straightforward randomised sampling technique was used to choose male and female first-year undergraduate students who met the inclusion requirements. For randomisation, a random number generator was employed. The nature of the study was explained to the included subjects in the language that they could understand the best. Subjects who were willing to participate in the study provided written informed consent, which each subject duly signed. Only the research team had access to the consent form and all other participant identifiers, which were kept private and secure. Perceived Stress scale was used to assess the stress. Standard descriptive statistics were obtained. Independent t-test was used to identify the difference between males and females on stress level. It was evident that the female students have high level of stress when compared to men students.