The Relationship of Stress and Hopelessness among Students Residing in Dormitories

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of stress and hopelessness in students residing in dormitories of Tehran University. The subjects of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 551 students (246 females, 305 males) who were selected by random-cluster sampling and were assessed with Stress Assessment Questionnaire and Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). The results were analyzed usingc2 test, ANOVA, regression analysis, and correlation coefficient. This study showed that the relationship of the five variables of stress factors and the variable of hopelessness is significant (p<0.05). Also, a positive correlation was found between the entire stressful prob- lems and factors during the period of education and the level of hope-lessness in graduate students. Levels of stress may have a direct relationship with level of hopelessness in students.