*Limitations of the Study*

There are some limitations that do not allow for generalization of our study's results. First, the self-report measures of stress, life satisfaction, and coping styles may be biased to some extent. A future study can use experimental methods to assess the stress response. Although all measures were obtained during the COVID-19 pandemic, none include specific pandemic-related circumstances. Future studies may use more specific tools devoted to the stressful COVID-19 pandemic event. Although the sample size during the first and second cross-sectional studies was large, only 230 students participated in online surveys. The findings were collected at one technical university, so they may not represent all university students or the general population.
