The negative effects of stress on students’ professional
identity development have been emphasized
in many studies (Edwards et al., 2010; Luo & Wang,
2009; Seyedfatemi et al., 2007). When the effects of
second year stress are explained through the professional
socialization theory, it has been found out that
it causes some negative results such as leaving school,
and the heavy course load causes burnout and thus
students need more help especially in this phase