"School, homework, extracurricular activities, sleep, repeat — that’s what it can be for some of these students," - Noelle Leonard, scientist at NYU’s College of Nursing.
When a high school student is asked about their sources of stress the most common responses received would be schoolwork, grades, and decision making for the future. It is widely known that the stress student’s face becomes more adamant as they near graduation so stress levels in upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) are much higher than they would be for freshmen and sophomores. According to Carolyn Gregoire “American teenagers are now the most stressed-out age group in the U.S. While adults rate their stress at a 5.1 on a 10-point scale, teens rate their stress levels at 5.8” (“APA’s 2013 …show more content…
It’s more competitive than ever to get into college. Students find themselves immensely pressured to apply to the most prestige universities and present the strongest possibly portfolio. This pressure can lead to a number of negative effects as well as bad coping methods. Too much stress has can have multiple effects on the mind and body. Mary Alvord a psychologist who specializes in teens states that “In the short term it [stress] can cause anxiety; over long periods of time, elevated levels of stress hormones degrade the immune system, cause heart problems, exacerbate respiratory and gastrointestinal issues, and bring on chronic anxiety and depression” (1). This in turn could lead to students becoming burnt out before they even make it to college “Colleges are complaining that kids are disengaged, they’re dropping out, taking a long time to graduate. It’s not developmentally appropriate for them to work so hard” (1), says Marya Gwadz, a senior research scientist at the New York University College of
When a high school student is asked about their sources of stress the most common responses received would be schoolwork, grades, and decision making for the future. It is widely known that the stress student’s face becomes more adamant as they near graduation so stress levels in upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) are much higher than they would be for freshmen and sophomores. According to Carolyn Gregoire “American teenagers are now the most stressed-out age group in the U.S. While adults rate their stress at a 5.1 on a 10-point scale, teens rate their stress levels at 5.8” (“APA’s 2013 …show more content…
It’s more competitive than ever to get into college. Students find themselves immensely pressured to apply to the most prestige universities and present the strongest possibly portfolio. This pressure can lead to a number of negative effects as well as bad coping methods. Too much stress has can have multiple effects on the mind and body. Mary Alvord a psychologist who specializes in teens states that “In the short term it [stress] can cause anxiety; over long periods of time, elevated levels of stress hormones degrade the immune system, cause heart problems, exacerbate respiratory and gastrointestinal issues, and bring on chronic anxiety and depression” (1). This in turn could lead to students becoming burnt out before they even make it to college “Colleges are complaining that kids are disengaged, they’re dropping out, taking a long time to graduate. It’s not developmentally appropriate for them to work so hard” (1), says Marya Gwadz, a senior research scientist at the New York University College of