Abstract:
Stress is a common eventual emotional feeling which varies from the youngest to the eldest worldwide and any person
engaged in any profession can face stress. In Sri Lankan context, students’ stress is an unpreventable phenomenon which
is seen in their lives often. This study attempts to identify the latent factors on the undergraduates’ stress since not many
researches had been conducted on this regard so far in Sri Lankan context. A well-structured questionnaire was
administered to a sample of 384 third year undergraduates in the academic year of 2014/2015 from four faculties:
Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), Management Studies and Commerce (FMSC), Applied Sciences (FAS), Medical
Sciences (FMS) in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura using stratified random sampling and systematic random
sampling techniques. The results highlight that the chi-square analysis for two-way categorical data, confirmed that
level of undergraduates’ stress was significantly influenced by family related and personal variables .Improving the
existing counselling and introducing a unit course regarding this can be recommended.
