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Abstract Summary Psychological stress has become associated with human lifeas a result of the rapid nature of life which can bebiological, chemical microbial,psychological, developmental,soci-cultural or environmental. Although lawsbansmoking under 1,smoking habits are usually formed in adolescence. More than 80% of adult smokers begin smoking before 18. For this and other reasons, this age group is frequently the focus of smoking research. The aim of the study was to:Evaluate the relationship between psyc hosocial stress, smoking and academic performance among university students. Setting:This study was conducted at Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Arts ,Faculty of Computer and Information and Faculty of Scienceat Menoufia University.Sample: Aconvenience sample consistingof 479 students who were in the above mentioned settings fulfilled the inclusion criteria.Design: A descriptive co-relational desig was utilized to achieve the aim of this study.The following instruments were used to complete the aimof the study: Tool (1):- Structured interview questionnaire: The structured interview questionnaire was developed by the researcher based on scientific review of literature,under guidance of supervisors,and revised by five pro fessors in psychiatric nursing and medicine. It was divided into three parts:- First part(1): This part includes items to assess sociodemographiccharacteristics of the students such asage, gender, residence and income,etc. Second part (2) : This part includes questions to assess smoking habit of the studied students. It includes smoking history such as (age of smoking initiation, duration of smoking,number of daily smoked cigarettes,and motivators for smoking), as well as causes of smoking as perceived by the studied students.Third Part (3): This part includes questions to assess students academic score levels in the previous academic year. Tool (2):- Psychosocial stress scale: This tool was originally developed by (Dawood, 1995)It was an Arabic scale to assess psychosocial stress. It consisted of60 items. Responses were on a 3- point rating scale ranging from 1 (have no problem) to 3 (suffering a lot from the problem). Scores less than 90 referto no stress, score s ranging from 90 to 120 referto mild stres,scores ranging from 121 to 150 referto moderatestress,scores ranging from 151 to 180 referto severestress . |