Styles of Coping with Stress by Students in the Following Fields: Tourism and Recreation, Medicine and Public Health – Pilot Studies

Journal Title: Folia Turistica - Year 2018, Vol 48, Issue

Abstract

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to define styles of coping with stress in students in the following fields: Tourism and Recreation, Medicine and Public Health; and to examine whether there are dependencies in the field of coping with stress between students in particular fields of science.<br/><br/>Method. The CISS and statistical analyses showing the relationships between different styles of coping with stress among selected professional groups were used to achieve the goal<br/><br/>Findings. The results of the research conducted in the field of styles of coping with stress pointed to two statistically significant dependencies concerning: medical students, tourism and recreation, as well as medical and public health students. In both cases, a statistically significant difference in the avoidance style of coping with stress was found<br/><br/>Research and conclusions limitations The main limitations of the conducted analyses were the small numbers of individual research groups recorded, determined by the size of student groups.<br/><br/>Practical implications. Identification of styles of coping with stress helps to implement appropriate programmes to aid this process, and in the future, to prevent occupational burnout.<br/><br/>Originality. Research on the identification of styles of coping with stress among Tourism and Recreation students have not been conducted.<br/><br/>Type of paper. Empirical paper.<br/><br/>

Authors and Affiliations

Irena Borek, Michał Rudnicki, Zbigniew Borek, Witold Lukas, Elżbieta Mizgała-Izworska, Joanna Kustwan

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  • EP ID EP418458
  • DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0012.7701
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Irena Borek, Michał Rudnicki, Zbigniew Borek, Witold Lukas, Elżbieta Mizgała-Izworska, Joanna Kustwan (2018). Styles of Coping with Stress by Students in the Following Fields: Tourism and Recreation, Medicine and Public Health – Pilot Studies. Folia Turistica, 48(), 227-240. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-418458