Corey Earnshaw

Annotated Bibliography On Stress in School

Ossola, A. (2015) “High-Stress High School: What’s the balance between preparing students

for college and ensuring they aren’t killing themselves in the process.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/high-stress-high-school/409735/

The author’s main purpose in this article is to bring an issue to light and inform people of

the dangers of stress in school. Within the article the author talks about studies done in

private schools to determine how many students are stressed out. She brings all of the

responsibilities to light that each student has to worry about and the stress that that can

have on each student. This source is very useful because it supplies data about private

schools, which is a field that could get overlooked during the research.

Leonard, N, Gwadz, M, Ritchie, A, Linick, J, Cleland, C, Elliott, L, and Grethel, M. (2015).

“NYU Study Examines Top High School Students’ Stress and Coping Mechanisms.”

CDUHR. Web.

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

-high-school-students-stress-and-coping-mechanisms.html​ This article is from a study

conducted To determine the amount of stress high school students face on a daily basis

and the coping methods used to stop it. Within the article the authors state that a lot of the

stress that is acquired in high school students never goes away and follows them to

college and can lead to mental issues. The results of the study conducted is not good and

it shows that students are suffering from stress and, if not treated properly, will follow

them to the next phases of their lives.

Toppo, G. (2015) “Our High School Kids: Tired, Stressed, and Bored.” USA Today. Web.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/10/23/survey-students-tired-stressed-b

ored/74412782/​ This article details a survey that was conducted in which 22,000 students

were sampled to get their opinions on how they felt in and about school. In the article the

author uses the results of the surveys conducted on the sample of students and points out

that this is a dangerous trend for educators across the country. He also points out that the

two lowest scoring emotions the students said were happy and excited. Since the negative

emotions are ranked higher than the lower ones it can cause problems in the education

system. This source provides very good access to previous polls and surveys done on the

topic of stress in high school students.

Palmer, C. (2017) “How Parents Can Help Their Freshmen Teens Cope With Stress.” Online

Posting.

https://theconversation.com/how-parents-can-help-their-freshman-teens-cope-with-stress-

80351​ This posting was created for the parents of incoming fresmen and high school

students to warn them about stress and the dangers it posses in their children. The author

describes different ways that they can help their kids manage the stress and be successful

in school. The article also details how stress can be a positive. It states that a little stress

in students lives is actually healthy but the problem is being unable keep the stress levels

at a healthy amount.

American Psychological Association. (2014) “American Psychological Association Survey

Shows Teen Stress Rivals That of Adults.”

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/02/teen-stress.aspx​ This article was created

 by an organization whose sole purpose is to study the brain and how different things

affect it. Within the article they reference a survey in which the data shows that the stress

level of teens in America is equivalent or greater than that of adults. One key passage of

the article states the concerning fact that teens are facing the same level of stress that

adults are but are underestimating the impact it has on their mental health.

Maats, H, and O’Brian, K.(2017) “A Stress Free Way To Good Grades.” The Princeton Review.

Web. ​https://www.princetonreview.com/high-school/learning-without-stress​ This article

was written in order to explain the impact that stress will have on the grades and

academics of students and ways to prevent it. Within the article the authors lay out four

ways in which stress can be minimized in studying and maintaining good grades. They

also talk about the effects stress has on your brain and the physical and mental effects that

it creates when attempting to study.