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Analysis of the Objective and Subjective Stress Response of Students and Professors in Practical Nursing Exams and Their Relationship with Academic Performance

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  • Paula Sánchez-Conde

    (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28001 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ana Isabel Beltrán-Velasco

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Nebrija, 28240 Madrid, Spain)

  • Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

    (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28001 Madrid, Spain
    Grupo de Investigación en Cultura, Educación y Sociedad, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080001, Colombia)

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The aim of the present research was to analyse the objective and subjective stress responses of students in a clinical case evaluation and the correlation with academic performance, as well as to analyse the differences in grade and difficulty perceptions between students and professors that designed the clinical case. A sample of 103 first-year students from a nursing degree was studied. In this sample, the objective stress was analysed by measuring the autonomic modulation (through the heart rate variability); moreover, the subjective stress was analysed using the SUDS scale. Furthermore, the difficulty perception and academic performance were measured using scales for both students and professors. The measures were taken before and after the clinical exams. A large subjective and objective stress response was observed at the beginning of the clinical case, and this response was related to a high academic performance perception. Upon completion of the clinical evaluation, both the stress response and the academic performance perception decreased. The professors and students presented different grade and difficulty perceptions concerning the clinical case.

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  • Paula Sánchez-Conde & Ana Isabel Beltrán-Velasco & Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, 2022. "Analysis of the Objective and Subjective Stress Response of Students and Professors in Practical Nursing Exams and Their Relationship with Academic Performance," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-8, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9121-:d:872120
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    1. Laura Redondo-Flórez & Domingo Jesus Ramos-Campo & Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, 2021. "Body Composition, Psychological, Cardiovascular, and Physical Activity Factors Related with Academic School Performance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-10, August.
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