College Life and Stress

Although the stress of college students is largely present, it is just another part of college. The real epidemic here besides added pressure on female students is how students as a whole can reduce the amount of stress that is put on them by personal practices. The hardships that students are going through now will be prevalent in the future when they become very successful from all the aspects they were challenged

Stress as defined by Dr. Laura A. King is “the response of individuals to environmental stressors”. The biggest types of environmental stressor that a majority of adults are facing, will face, or have faced, are college and work. College is a time in someone’s life where they are faced with what the “real world” truly is. It can be a great time in one’s life where they have the opportunity to meet new people, experience new things, and find themselves for who they truly are. It is also a time where people are spending hundreds of dollars, they don’t have, on books, housing, rentals, classes, and so much more; they are also being shoved into a room with possibly fifty other young adults, they have never met, to learn new things or ideas and

In a study at a Midwestern university whose participants varied in age, sex, their year in school, major etc., it was reported that the top four sources that cause stress in college students are from a change in sleeping habits, change in eating habits, the academic challenge of school work, and new responsibilities. Freshman specifically is more prone to this stress because of the new transition into the college lifestyle. Starting out as a freshman and already having a mindset of having too many responsibilities can set up a student to be unsuccessful right off the bat. They are not used to being away from home and being independent. They have never been held to the high

It was confirmed by Perceived Stress Scale in the questionnaire for every student. Therefore, the variables were appropriate for the hypothesis.

According to The Effects of Stress on the Lives of Emerging Adult College Students: An Exploratory Analysis by Justin W. Peer, Stephen B. Hillman, and Emma Van Hoet, created a study to answer the question of how stress affects college students. In their research they discovered that stress had both negative and positive effects and how the students coped with it.One of the students studied admitted to feeling

Stress is unavoidable, no matter the situation, location, or time; stress is always present. Stress is found in higher levels during the duration in which students attend college. It is predictably higher among college students, freshmans in particular, because of the extreme expectations set upon them by their parents and, of course, society. The need to please their parents, longing for success in life, and being able to sustain a reasonable income in the future, all of which falls into the hands of college students who are making critical decisions which may decide the outcome for a large portion of their lives. If these students end up hating their future jobs, the stress of having to go back into college to study for a new career

College represents a form of higher learning. For many, it is also a time for personal growth as we transition into adulthood. This in itself is a stressful situation as one must make drastic adjustments to a new role, environment, and demands. Stress is a major contributor to the development of mental and emotional issues (Rodgers, L., Tennison, L. 2009). Research has been done to determine the impact of depression and anxiety on university students. It has been

Stress is something all college students face throughout their college years. One example is Benjamin Lyon who wrote the article, “Don’t Live Life Like Exam Week-Take Control of Stress” published by The Lantern, and argues that stress in college can affect people on their daily lives and cause severe medical conditions in the students. Stress is an emotional or mental strain experienced due to demanding circumstances. It is one of the major problems students face throughout college when they are overwhelmed with exam, projects or anything related to their education. They also face the stress of how they are going to pay their education to continue with their career. No matter what career path they are taking there is one thing for sure every

Stoliker and Lafreniere (2015), did a study that measured the degree of stress students have through their college experience using the Perceived Stress Scale, which measures the amount of stress considered to be a stressful situation. The total number of participants were 141 undergraduate students and each participant was asked questions and the answer had a ranking of 0 meaning never and 4 very

Stress is something that many college students will have throughout their education, so it is important to expand on the knowledge of who has a greater amount of stress and the possibilities as to why. Stress can have an impact on how one does in school and in daily activities. The current study examined the difference in reported amounts of stress in non-athletes compared to athletes. Students who attended college were asked to fill out an internet questionnaire that had them rate their level of stress on a variety of different topics. When we compared female athletes to male athletes, a significant difference was found in reported levels of work stress. A significant difference was found in reported levels of work stress, physical coping

Whether stress is actually an issue for students continues to be a matter of debate. Although stress has several negative effects, in some situations, stress can be viewed as a good element for students. This referred to as good or healthy stress. According to Renee Jain, studies and research show that stress can benefit a person. For example, a study by the Stanford University School of Medicine found that in some situations stress can help one’s immune system. Moreover, other studies show that stress can allegedly improve one’s learning, decision making, and result in a positive mindset, as stated by Renee Jain. Stress can also be viewed as a way to allow students to understand adulthood and the idea that you have to work hard in order to succeed in life. While talking and interacting with other students, researchers may argue that students do not have enough time to study and complete school work. Despite these studies and oppositions by researchers, I and many others still believe that stress is a troubling

Students’ state of mental and emotional health will contribute to the way that stress manifests and presents itself, once he or she enters college. “The emerging categories related to sleep and health problems could be a manifestation of a general increasing level of stress and psychopathology” (Murphy and Archer 26). There are a great number of studies, both past and on going, of stress and college students which have mainly focused on academics, personal relationships, finance and family status. A more in depth look has revealed that students with emotional disorders or those of poor health are even more ill equipped to

Nontraditional student numbers continue to rise on college campuses and few institutions meet the mental health needs for this special group of students (Carney-Crompton & Tan, 2002). It is the purpose of this study to examine both the stressors (i.e. triggers of the stress response) and perceived stress levels between traditional and nontraditional students.

Over the years many studies have been conducted to determine what creates stress and how college students can cope with stress. Stressors in a student’s life can be created through personal, educational and social experiences. A student faces many experiences while transitioning from high school, to college, and into adulthood. These experiences include: living arrangements, personal finances, important career decisions, experiences of failure, interpersonal relationships, and personal finances. These stressors involved with daily hassles can create an unhealthy high pressure environment which makes stress for college students inevitable. During one study, researchers found that physical activity throughout a student’s life can increase one’s stress tolerance and positively cope with stressors (Bland, Melton, Bigham, & Welle, 2012).

Newth (2011) claims that modern day stress seems to be more widespread than ever causing interference with human intellect, emotional and interpersonal functioning. Therefore; I suggest that students will encounter stress and it will impact their academic performance. In this fast pace and performance driven society each organization needs well performing people. The only way we will know what people require to become productive and less stressed is to explore topics as my research question. The topic