Abstract: The central aim of this study was to explore the impact of college stress on psychological well-being in respective of Chinese college students. College stress consisted of academic hassle, personal hassle and negative life event, which was measured by College Stress Scale (CSS). Psychological well-being was conceptualized as mental health status and self-esteem, which was measured by GHQ-20, and Self-esteem Scale (SES). The research questions are four: 1) Does college stress exert a negative impact on psychological well-being? 2) Does academic hassle exert a negative impact on psychological well-being? 3) Does personal hassle exert a negative impact on psychological well-being? 4) Does negative life event exert a negative impact on psychological well-being? Four hypotheses were established along by the research questions. The study was designed on cross-sectional and correlational principles, and retrospective (ex post facto) questionnaire investigation method was mainly adopted. In the study, 788 undergraduate students from three specific universities in Beijing were included. The results indicated that all the four hypotheses were supported. The conclusion therefore was that college stress and its different aspects exert negative impacts on psychological well-being

Key words: college stress, psychological well-being, college student