Stress & coping in athletes and non-athletes students - comparative study

This study aime to determine the correlation between stressful events and physical symptoms on a sample of 136 students. The study also focused on determining the coping strategies adopted by our subjects, as ways of handling stressful situations. In order to verify our hypothesis, COPE Questionnaire and Burnout Inventory were applied to students from the Ovidius University of Constanta, male and female, aged between 19 and 28 years, from different profile faculties. Main variables were assessed by age, gender and educational profile. Scores obtained for the psychological dimensions, revealed significant differences regarding stress levels and also coping strategies. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.