Academic stress and self-esteem in students of a Public Educational Institution in Trujillo, 2026
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Stress, Self-Esteem, Adolescent, Psychological Stress, StudentsResumen
Background: Academic stress represents an important challenge during adolescence because increasing school demands may affect students’ psychological well-being and adaptation. Self-esteem may play a relevant role in how adolescents perceive and respond to these demands. Objective: To determine the association between academic stress and self-esteem among students at a public educational institution in Trujillo, Peru, in 2026. Methods: An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was conducted in 151 adolescents. Academic stress and self-esteem were assessed using structured questionnaires with evidence of content validity and adequate internal consistency. Categorical variables were summarized using frequencies and percentages, and associations were evaluated using Pearson’s chi-square test, with statistical significance set at p < 0.05. Results: Academic stress was predominantly moderate (54.3%), followed by high (35.1%) and low (10.6%) levels. Self-esteem was mainly moderate (75.5%), followed by high (23.8%) and low (0.7%) levels. No statistically significant association was found between overall academic stress and self-esteem (p = 0.218). However, the self-esteem dimension of power was associated with overall academic stress (p = 0.010), while task overload (p = 0.002) and concern about grades (p = 0.043) were associated with overall self-esteem. Conclusions: Overall academic stress and self-esteem were not significantly associated; however, specific dimensions of both constructs showed significant associations, suggesting that their relationship may be better understood through dimensional rather than exclusively global assessment.
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The anonymized dataset supporting the findings of this study is available from the corresponding author upon reasonable and justified academic request. The data have not been made publicly available because the study involved adolescent participants and public disclosure could potentially compromise the confidentiality of the participants and the participating educational institution. Access to the dataset will therefore be subject to appropriate confidentiality and ethical safeguards.
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Derechos de autor 2026 Katheryn Nayeli Rojas-Salazar, Helaman Ernesto Guevara-Alcalde, Jose Luis Olivera-Orihuela, Andrea Nicole Cumpa-Sandoval (Autor/a)
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