A Correlative Study between Perceived Stressors and Positive and Negative Emotions at Young Romanian Students – A Pilot Study

摘要

The present study highlights possible correlations between perceived stressors in an academic environment and undergraduate students positive and negative emotions. Method: Participants were 125 undergraduate students, aged between 19 and 22 years old (m=20.62 S.D.=1.35), 17 male and 108 female, from rural and urban areas. CAPES stress inventory adapted for undergraduate psychology students and BARS describing 12 emotions (Chraif & Ani?ei, 2012). Results highlight statistically significant positive correlations between communication with colleagues and professors and positive emotions, and statistically significant negative correlations between communication with colleagues and professors and negative emotions.