PURPOSE: To determine the role of Health Behaviors and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in the relationship between Health and Academic Stress. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study with in-person administration of questionnaires. SETTING: Data collection took place at nine public and private universities in Peru, involving a diverse group of students from different faculties. SAMPLE: 1640 students, a majority of them female (61.8%), ranging in age between 18 and 30 years old ( MEASURES: A sociodemographic form was used to collect participants' sociodemographic, academic, and health data. Academic stress was measured by the RESULTS: The SEM model results ( CONCLUSIONS: This study's findings contribute to a better understanding of the role played by emotion regulation, and by positive strategies in particular, in student health.