Thinking Patterns and their Impact on Coping with Psychological Stress among Jordanian Public University Students

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the prevalent thinking patterns among Jordanian public university students and their impact on coping with psychological stress. The study relied on the descriptive correlational approach. The sample included 993 students from public Jordanian universities, for which a questionnaire was administered to them as an instrument for the study. The findings showed that thinking patterns are highly prevalent, and the level of psychological stress came to a low degree. The results also showed that there is an inverse correlation between thinking patterns and psychological stress among Jordanian public university students and that there is a statistically significant effect of thinking patterns in facing psychological stress.