Stress and Cognitive Functioning in Undergraduate Students

摘要

This research correspond to a non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study in which stress levels, coping strategies, physical and psychological manifestations due to stress, sleeping and eating habits, tobacco and alcohol consumption, and cognitive functioning were evaluated in 50 undergraduate students during the period of exam at the end of the semester, in order to determine the relationship between variables since in the literature it is reported that stress is considered a risk factor, and continuous exposure can affect cognitive functions. Participants reported medium or low levels of perceived stress, moderate use of appropriate and inappropriate strategies and no correlation was found between stress and cognitive functioning, concluding that stress due to exams is not intense enough, the sample has adequate handling of it, and more studies are required to validate and standardize the MoCA test in the general population of Colombia.