Female gender and low physical activity are risk factors for academic stress in incoming nursing students.
Pablo Chust-HernándezDavid Fernández-GarcíaLaura López-MartínezCarlos García-MontañésPilar Pérez-RosPublished in: Perspectives in psychiatric care (2021)
Women have a higher level of academic stress. Doing sport is a protective factor that diminishes academic stress the more it is practiced. Encouraging nursing students to play sports could be beneficial in reducing their academic stress, with women benefiting the most.