Surprise. This year’s college Freshman class is reporting record low levels of emotional health, according to a survey released Thursday by “The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2010,” the New York Times reports.
Researchers surveyed more than 200,000 incoming full-time students at four-year colleges and found that the percentage of students who feel below average emotionally has risen, while, the percentage of students who feel above average emotionally has fallen to 52 percent.
The economy and high student loans are partly to blame for the phenomenon, experts say.
“More students are arriving on campus with problems, needing support, and today’s economic factors are putting a lot of extra stress on college students, as they look at their loans and wonder if there will be a career waiting for them on the other side,” said Brian Van Brunt, director of counseling at Western Kentucky University and president of the American College Counseling Association, according to the source.
According to LiveHealthy some things to help with stress in school are...
1. Don’t procrastinate.
2. Don’t do too much in one study session.
3. Ask for help.
4. Have some fun.
5. Talk to someone.
and last but not least
6. Be a leader not a follower.
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