Academic preparedness, social support and stress among students

Abstract

The study sought to establish the relationship between academic preparedness, social support and stress among Makerere University students. The researchers used 200 respondents who were the Psychology Students. The researchers selected respondents between the age of 20-30 years and above, used random sampling technique. The researchers adopted standardized self-administered questionnaires that were quantitative in nature. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) and used Pearson® Product Correlation Coefficient to test the hypothesis.