he mean age of participants was 20.71 +- 3.89 years (range 18-46 years).In the current study, the coping strategy most frequently used by students was problem-solving, followed by social support and cognitive restructuring.There was also a significant relationship between the total amount of perceived stress and the following domains of the coping behavior inventory: problem solving (r = -.452, p.01), self-criticism (r = .408 p.01), wishful thinking (r = .459, p.01), social support(r = -.220, p.01), cognitive restructuring (r = -.375, p.01), and social withdrawal (r = .388, p.01).Senior nursing students perceived higher levels of stress than novice students.