Resumo

SOUZA, Juliana Aparecida de; FADEL, Cristina Berger  e  FERRACIOLI, Marcelo Ubiali. Stress in the academic routine: a study with post-graduate students in Dentistry. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.1, pp. 50-60. ISSN 1679-5954.

In the academic world the stress condition has been characterized as a psychosocial fact with biological impact, which occurs when there is a perception of real or imagined threat, assessed as able to change the subjective state of comfort causing sensations of transient or persistent malaise. The objective of this quantitative and qualitative research was to investigate the presence and profile of stress among post-graduate students, considering the period of the course, as well as to learn the values established by individuals in this perspective. The target audience was the freshman and senior academics from post-graduation in Dentistry (n=39), considering concurrently masters and doctoral students. The data collection was performed using the Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults Lipp and a technical interview focusing in theses Groups. The results showed that stress conditions were present in 59.1% of freshman post-graduate students, and 41.2% in seniors. However, the association between stress and the experienced moment in the major was not statistically significant (p = 0, 276). In both groups there was a predominance of a stage titled strength and tendency to develop psychological symptoms. The insights of academics regarding the etiology of stress revealed concepts related to the pedagogical project, teaching performance, and the uncertainty about the contribution of the post-graduation course; as well as they exposed some physical and psychological developments. It is concluded that the stress phenomenon was significantly present in the investigated post-graduate environment and it also recommends the use of the perceptions learned as an input for the reformulation of educational practices and also in the rethinking of teaching performance, in order to implement actions that aim improving quality of life and academic development.

Palavras-chave : Education Dental Graduate Psychological Stress; Susceptibility to Disease.