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ERIC Number: EJ601715
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Student Stress Is Rising, Especially among Women.
Reisberg, Leo
Chronicle of Higher Education, v46 n21 pA49,A52 Jan 28, 2000
Reports findings of a 1999 survey of 261,217 college freshmen at 462 two-year and four-year institutions concerning lifestyle and stress. Finds increasing numbers of students, especially women, report feeling overwhelmed and under stress. Also reports declines in drinking and smoking, more students planning to work full-time, more students "disengaged" by academics, and a decline in social activism. (DB)
Descriptors: Activism, College Freshmen, Drinking, Females, Higher Education, National Surveys, Sex Differences, Smoking, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes, Student Employment, Student Surveys, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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