EFFECT OF MODES OF FINANCING ON STRESSFUL EXPERIENCES OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY

Peter JO Aloka and Oluwakemi B. Ajayi
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Peter JO Aloka: Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Oluwakemi B. Ajayi: Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Social Sciences and Education Research Review, 2026, vol. 13, issue 1, 157-167

Abstract: Transition from secondary school to universities remain a great challenge to the students. Thus, first year students continue to experience adjustment challenges leading to stressful conditions. There is paucity of stressful experiences of first year students with respect to funding options available. The study aimed to examine the effect of modes of financing on stressful experiences of first year students at university in Kenya. The Transactional Model of Stress and Coping by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) served as the foundation for this investigation. The study adopted a causal-comparative research design. The sample size of 198 first year students in Kenya were obtained using stratified sampling method. Data from students in their first year of study at university was obtained using Stressful Experiences Scale. Inferential analysis, with the use of t-test was used to analyze data. The study findings indicated that the scores on overall stress experience levels were significantly higher for self-sponsored students (M = 3.26, SD = 0.34) than for government sponsored students (M = 2.89, SD = 0.82), t(196) = 2.397, p = .017, Cohen’s d = .842. The implications of the findings of the study are that the University management should develop responsive programs to assist first year students who are at risk of stressful experiences.

Keywords: Effect; Modes of Financing; Stressful Experiences; First Year; Students; University (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21036195

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