Abstract:
Studying in Architectural Department, students need to learn about integrating arts with science to create the perfect designs. Along the way of doing so, the students might face some issues about time limits, faculties and the educational environment which can affect their stress levels. The aims of this cross-sectional descriptive study were to determine levels of stress and explore its factors among undergraduate students of Architectural Department, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University. The data were collected from those in Academic Year 2014; measured by stress and demographic questionnaire, and analyzed by Descriptive Statistic, Chi-Square Test and Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis. The results showed that most students (39.7%) were in moderate stress level with average stress score of 65.8 and S.D. of 31.1. Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis showed that the stress of the students was associated with the high numbers of schoolwork (OR=2.16, 95%C.I.=1.23-3.80, p<0.01), the infrequence of teacher-student's meeting on project designs (OR=0.61, 95%C.I.=0.38-0.98, p=0.04) and the increasing of students age (OR=1.34, 95%C.I.=1.11-1.60, p<0.01). In conclusion; most students are in moderate stress. The factors associated with stress are: too much amount of schoolwork, infrequent meeting between teacher and student about project designs and students increasing age.