Analysis Of The Student Fear Factor By Rebecca Cox

In chapter two, the Student Fear Factor, from Rebecca Cox book the College Fear Factor, she explores how students’ fears effect their success and how students use fear management strategies to overcome these fears. Cox examines the anxiety students have about transitioning from high school to college. She notices that the autonomy when transitioning into adulthood provokes anxiety in some students having to do with new responsibilities all on their own. In relation to college, she notes “the stress of assuming the responsibilities of college” where students are unaware of the college expectation. Rebecca correlates this stress to a lack of “college knowledge”, meaning that students are uncertain about course requirements, classwork and classes.