Academic stress of students with different forms of learning

Abstract

The following article represents results of pilot research aiming to compare level of academic stress, stress resistance and emotional burnout of students receiving first and second university degree. Research includes 55 people: 28 third- year students of the basic higher education (in average 21,5 years old), 27 third-year and fourth-year students of the second university degree (in average 34 years old). It was revealed, that mental state, stress resistance and emotional burnout of students going into second higher education significantly differs in comparison with students receiving basic university degree. Students receiving second university education burnout less because their professional choice is more conscious in comparison with students going into basic university degree influenced by the crisis of professional identity during third year.