Stress plays a major role in our current life; it is an inevitable part of our society, which undoubtedly includes the student population. On a daily basis, students struggle to keep a balance between facing different demands from the environment and confronting their own interests. Also, students often do student work during their studies to increase their monthly income. In this scenario, the financial aspect is indeed one very important aspect to consider, once signs of related (di)stress can manifest in different ways in each individual and can also lead to serious health issues. Therefore, this investigation aims to find out if there is any connection between experiencing financial distress and experiencing stress among the student population.
In the theoretical review, six topics are approached, namely, youth, socio-economic status of students, student work, stress, financial literacy and financial distress. All of them are considered relevant for this research, as it puts forward six hypotheses theoretically related to each of the aforementioned topics. This investigation thus aims to find out whether the surveyed students were already in a state of financial distress or whether they experienced stress due to student work. In the latter case, it then becomes necessary to consider how long they were doing it. Besides, this research is also interested in whether the surveyed students took part in leisure activities or not and why as well as in their opinions on having knowledge in the field of financial literacy. Based on the data collected throughout the research, the results imply that more than a half (51%) of the surveyed students were already in a state of financial distress and that most (80%) of them were experiencing stress as a result of student work.
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