Abstract：Objective To investigate how psychological stress impacts physical burdens. Methods One hundred and fourteen college students were divided into challenge group（stress group 1），threat group（stress group 2）and control group，and were examined with Trier Social Stress Test（TSST），Brief Symptom Inventory（BSI），State Anxiety Inventory（SAI），Visual Analog Scales（VAS）and Primary Appraisal and Secondary Appraisal Questionnaire（PASA）. Besides，135 healthy adults were surveyed with Chinese Perceived Stress Scales（CPSS），Stress Mindset Measure-General（SMM-G）and Physical Burdens Questionnaire. Results Stress groups perceived higher slope of hill and further distance than control group，and there was no significant difference between two stress groups. Anxiety，intense and stress ranking of stress groups was higher than control group，and there was no significant difference between two stress groups. The perception of stress was negatively related to stress mindset，and was positively related to physical burdens index and physical control index. Physical burdens index was positively related to physical control index. Conclusion Perceived psychological stress may lead to physical burdens. Attitude to stress and evaluation of stressful situation may have no influence on physical burdens.
