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

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. 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 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 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. 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. Originality. Research on the identification of styles of coping with stress among Tourism and Recreation students have not been conducted. Type of paper. Empirical paper.