STATE OF STRESS IN NURSING AND TECHNICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS IN MOROCCO

In a world where success is often measured by academic performance during university studies, and where everyone seems to be increasingly suffering from psychosocial illnesses linked to various types of pressure, it seems important to evaluate these two dimensions and to connect between them, in order to isolate favorable conditions for good mental health, combined with good academic results. The nursing student population is exposed to different stressors than the rest of the students, which is why this study is an attempt to evaluate the determinants of stress in this population within the ISPITS of Marrakech, as well as the impact of those on academic performance. The instruments used are self-administered questionnaires to students in S2 and S6 (N = 324) including a perceived stress scale. The results were analyzed using a correlational design. The findings show high levels of stress that appear to be correlated with age, sex, and work activity, with no apparent or significant connection to academic performance through appreciation. Our analyzes appear to grasp an interesting effect of the efforts made versus the rewards obtained as well as perceived demands on the stress experienced, with a slight gender effect.