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Tori Siegmund-Roberts

Trotter

Brit. Lit. (2)

3 February 2019

Annotated Bibliography

Berger, Jonah S. "Mental Health Survey shows Lack of Awareness of Student

Resources."​ University Wire​, 11 May 2018​. elibrary​,

https://explore.proquest.com/elibrary/document/2036955512?accountid=172

748​.

In this Harvard newspaper article, Berger gives insight into what percentage

of their student body is affected by poor mental health and how the university

reaches out to help these students. Using data from a school wide survey and

statements from UC and Harvard personnel, the author discusses the awareness of

mental health resources on all types of campuses. The data given in the article

conveys that a large group of students at Harvard are either diagnosed with a

mental health disorder or simply have concerns with their mental state. Most of

these students have enough trouble opening up in the first place, so the fact that

they don’t know where to get help only makes it worse for them. This article easily

conveys that many students deal with poor emotional health, which is the
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background for my project. Because most students aren’t given any resources or let

alone the knowledge that there is help available, it becomes extremely difficult to

cope. The data given will help support my research on what resources are made

available for students on their campuses and whether these resources are promoted

or not.

Carter, Christine. “High GPAs, Low Happiness?” ​Greater Good​, 2011,

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/school_success_v_happiness​.

In this article, Carter argues that student stress leads to devastating effects on

the quality of life. She uses research on depression and exhaustion to show just

how much school has a toll on the emotional health of most hard working teens.

More than ever, students of all ages are struggling with stress due to school,

leading them to other terrible outlets. Teen suicide has become a huge statistic, and

a significant percentage of depressed students resort to self harm. Learning should

be a happy experience for students, but in most cases, it’s the complete opposite. I

myself know many hard working students that deal with stress and all kinds of

other mental health issues. I hope that through my project, I can help at least one

student struggling with any disorder, ultimately lowering the high numbers shown

in the article.
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"Class of 2014 More Stressed than Older Peers."​ University Wire​, Feb 09, 2011​.

ProQuest​,

https://search.proquest.com/docview/1672146724?accountid=172748​.

As discussed in this article, one of the most stressed groups of students

almost every year across American campuses is the incoming college freshmen

class. Using interviews with students and statements from psychology

professionals, it is easily seen that there are many reasons why these students are

seen as one of the most stressed groups. Being that college is such a huge step in

life, it’s no surprise that first years in this environment are worried about gaining

so much responsibility while still dealing with the basic struggles of school itself.

Another aspect adding onto this said stress is the financial load placed on almost

every college student, which of course is basically foreign to every freshman. My

projects main idea revolves around the theory that students deal with the most

stress, so this article provides a great example of why. Additionally, this article

revolves around college students, so it will help give my project a variety of

evidence of all ages of stressed students.

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“NYU Study Examines Top High School Students' Stress and Coping

Mechanisms.” Edited by Christopher James, ​NYU​, 2015,

https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2015/august/nyu-study-

examines-top-high-school-students-stress-and-coping-mechanisms.html

In this NYU publication, it is made clear that student stress stems from many

different aspects of high school, including college admissions. The data given on

behalf of different types of high school students and the professional

psychological/scientific statements in this article all provide insight into what

stresses out students most. According to the article, school work, parent

expectations, extra curriculars, and college are some of the main causes of stress in

most high school students. Students are pressured extremely to do well and

advance into college, which only adds more to their load of stress in not only their

school lives, but their important social lives. This resource provides a great deal of

data on different types of high school students and their stress, which is the group

of students I will be focusing on helping with my project. I want to find ways for

all types of students to de-stress, no matter their circumstance.

Yip, Winnie. “Why College Students Are So Stressed And What You Can Do

About It.” ​Kent State University,​ 6 Oct. 2017,

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https://nursing.kent.edu/blog/why-college-students-are-so-stressed-and-what

-you-can-do-about-it/​.

In this article, author Winner Yip discusses the issue of the prevalence of

stress in most college students due to their immense responsibilities and the large

transition from high school life into real life. Yip uses statistics from a UCLA

study to show how many college students on average suffer from severe stress and

a list of symptoms of mental health disorders to show how much of an impact

stress has on these said students. Stress might be a usual aspect of life, but in

school it’s basically more inevitable than ever. School, but especially college,

comes with great responsibility and self discipline, which can be difficult to

manage all at once. Mental health issues that stem from this stress can affect one’s

emotional and physical state, so it’s crucial to find ways to easily de-stress when

necessary. This source provides information on why it’s so important to have ways

to cope with stress, which I can use as research for the background of my project. I

want to find specific ways that almost every student can combat stress in times of

hardship.