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Palliative Care, Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Journal of Research and Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics | Volume: 3
Stress perception and stress causes in adolescence. How to apply positive psychology approach in palliative
care context
Javier Fiz Perez
European University of Rome, Italy
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tress is no longer a phenomenon that concerns adults
exclusively.Forthisreason,wehavedecidedtoincludeteenage
stress in our research. We have been submitting a survey on
stress to a groupof 671 teenagerswith an average age of 16 years
and 7 months. The survey was focused on two different aspects:
stress perception and stress causes. Family Support Coping
Questionnaire was also submitted. Themain finding of this study
isthat38%ofthesampledefinesthemasstressed,withnogender
related differences. Subjects that consider themselves stressed
indicate as causes lack of time (31%) and excessive commitments
(23%). Almost all the subjects say school (48%), family (21%) and
sentimental relationships (8%) are the main sources of stress.
From the analysis of the open answers, it is clear that family and
school expectations are the greatest sources of stress – even if
significantly more so for females than for males. Subjects were
asked to assess the level of stressed originated by finishing school
and the need of choosing and planning their future. This finding
is meaningful when measured up to the percentage of subjects
that has stated to have already made the decision of what to do
when they finish studying. As it is seen in the graphic (we asked
the subjects to state if they had already decided what to do after
school) the greatest levels of uncertainty are found in year IV. The
intersection of these data does not seem, however, enough to
explain levels of stress, as the high percentage of students who
have decided should cause a significant reduction of stress in year
V. Most likely, stress concerning the post high school choice is the
non linear combination of two factors: on one hand, uncertainty
regarding the choice, on the other hand, the immediacy of the
event. Comparing stress levels amongst subjects that count on
strong family support and subjects that count on scant family
support there are significant differences. The subjects that count
on strong family support seem to register lower average stress
levels, regarding their post high school choices. Furthermore,
this kind of support seems to reduce stress as the event comes
nearer, facilitating the decision-making. Today it’s possible to
think about the applications of this positive approach in Palliative
Care context.
e:
javier.fizperez@unier.itRes Rep Gynaecol Obstet, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4066/2591-7366-C1-003