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Article Title: Demographic Dynamics as Underpinning of Non Academic Stress Level among University Students in Kenya
by Laigong Beatrice Chemutai and Simiyu Catherine

Abstract:
The study sought to find out the influence of gender, university type, year of study and age on non-academic stress levels among bachelor of education students in western Kenya. This study adopted a quantitative research method. It was based cognitive appraisal theory which proposes that a meditational process occurs between a stimulus (input) and response (output). A sample of 410 undergraduate students was selected from the schools of education of 6 universities. Non-Academic Stress Level (NASL) questionnaire was used to collect data which was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics used included percentages, frequencies, means and standard deviation. The inferential statistics used was two-way ANOVA at the 0.05 level of significance. The current study found that there was a significant variation of .011 on non-academic stress levels based on the year of study. The third year students had higher mean for the non-academic stress levels than the other years. There was also variation of .038at .05 level of significance on the levels of nonacademic stress based on university type. Students from private universities expressed higher level of non academic stress than those in the public universities. The findings of this study points out to the need to provide support to students on how to cope with nonacademic challenge s as they transit through their four years of study. There is also need to help student in private universities to cope with their nonacademic stress.

Keywords: Demographics, Non-academic stress level, university student, stressors, academic.

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