Abstract:

The Objectives of this study are to determine the major stressors that are common among the students in educational institutes in UAE. The study investigates the sources of those stressors whether they are Institutional related or they are personal, Interpersonal or general ones. The Study also try to identify the natural coping strategies used by the majority of the students within the major educational institute in UAE, while investigating the link between these  strategies and the  personal information like; gender, Ethnicity, age group, degree achieved, marital status, employment status, etc.. using self-administered questionnaire among students.

The results showed that, the stressors are quite variable from one student to another while the coping strategies are quite similar when it comes to the similar stressor.