Introduction: Stress is a complex phenolmenon
which concentrates on thedynamic
relation between human and environment.
Education is a stressful experience, especially
in medical sciences since it is one of
the most stressful occupations. The critical
concern about students is the effect of stress
on their education, so it is necessary to take
preventive policies against stress and its
consequences. This study is conducted to
investtigate the effect of stress and its
associated factors on female students in
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive-analytical
study was conducted on 420 female
students in Shiraz University of Medical
Sciences who were randomly selected. To
collect the data, Harrey stress test was given
to the students. The collected data was
analyzed by the SPSS software.
Findings: Results of the study showed that
9.9% (42 students) of studentswerehealthyand
gained less than 150 score and
90.1% (381 students) suffered from moderate
nervousness. The obtained results
indicated a significant relationship between
marital status and nervousness (p=0.02).
However, no significant relationship was
found between nervousness and age
(p<0.76), grade of studying (p<0.90), major
of study (p<0.76) and living site (p<0.43).
Discussion & Conclusion: Our results suggested
that we could reduce nervousness by
providing secure mental conditions, changing
social conditions, improving educationnal
status especially holding exam and
also motivating college students
khani jihoni A, kashfi M, babaee haidar abadi A, imanzad M, yazdan khah M. Investigating the Level of Nervousness among Female Students in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 1390. J. Ilam Uni. Med. Sci. 2014; 22 (4) :159-164 URL: http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-2116-en.html