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ERIC Number: EJ725683
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Personal, Health, Academic, and Environmental Predictors of Stress for Residence Hall Students
Dusselier, Lauri; Dunn, Brian; Wang, Yongyi; Shelley, Mack C., II; Whalen, Donald F.
Journal of American College Health, v54 n1 p15 Jul-Aug 2005
The authors studied contributors to stress among undergraduate residence hall students at a midwestern, land grant university using a 76-item survey consisting of personal, health, academic, and environmental questions and 1 qualitative question asking what thing stressed them the most. Of 964 students selected at random, 462 (48%) responded to the survey. The authors weighted data to reflect the overall university-wide undergraduate population (55% men, 12% minority or international, and 25% freshmen). Women and US citizens experienced greater stress than did men and non-US citizens, respectively. Frequency of experiencing chronic illness, depression, anxiety disorder, seasonal affective disorder, mononucleosis, and sleep difficulties were significant stress predictors. Although alcohol use was a positive predictor, drug use was a negative predictor of stress. Both a conflict and a satisfactory relationship with a roommate, as well as a conflict with a faculty or staff member, were also significant predictors of stress. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Stress Variables, Anxiety, Dormitories, Group Experience, Land Grant Universities, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Gender Differences, Drinking, Depression (Psychology), Chronic Illness, Conflict, Academic Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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