Assessment of psychological distress among undergraduate Al Qadisiyah University Students

Abstract

Background: Psychological distress is the period that originate significant stress in students' lives and has been found to growth their distress, often It often occurs during the transition to college in which stressors are linked to life transitions and the resulting distress appears to impede academic life and reduce self-confidence as a result Psychological distress is prevalent throughout the world, and characteristics of psychological distress include despair about the future, lack of enthusiasm, and symptoms of anxiety. A Descriptive correlational design conduct to assess the psychological distress among undergraduate students in AL-Qadisiyh University for the period from 20th October, 2021 to 10th May, 2022. The sample selected was 380 undergraduate students from different colleges from University of AL qadisiyah for the study. A probability sampling technique (cluster sample) used through dividing AL qadisiyah University to three cluster based on homogeneous properties (Health faculties, Scientific faculties & Humanistic faculties).