Stress Levels among College Students Rebecca Mathews Iona College Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the differing stress levels of college students while looking at their year in college and whether or not they are a member of an athletics team. This study utilized a consent form‚ a demographic form‚ a survey to determine the stress level of the participant‚ and a debriefing form for each of the participants. The results of this study showed that only the athletic status of
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SLEEP DEPRIVATION Adam Preston 240 6-10-2012 JULIE DELICH SLEEP DEPRIVATION As a mid-aged adult with four children‚ I can count many sleepless nights. Some of the scariest moments have been while driving a long distance. On a trip to Florida I had 3 children along with myself as the only driver. The trip was approximately sixteen hours. The night prior to the trip I went to bed at a decent hour and waking having about nine good hours of sleep. During the trip about twelve hours in‚ I
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Drug Use among College Students\ Research Methods in Psychology I Tierra Adams 12/3/2008 Dr. Brenner Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit drug in the United States‚ with approximately 32 percent of all Americans having tried it at least once in their lifetime (Marijuana Use among Students‚ 2008). The Harvard School of public Health College Alcohol Study‚ conducted in 1993‚ examined the drug and alcohol use of 17‚592 college students nation-wide (Marijuana Use among Students‚ 2008)
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December 05‚ 2011 Binge Drinking Among College Students and Consequences Audience-(Student Fraternity and College Administrators) Binge drinking is a problem that has continued to have a toll on the lives of college students despite efforts by the government and school administrators to curb the trend. Many studies have been conducted to reveal the facts behind binge drinking in colleges and campuses. It is clear that for the problem of binge drinking in colleges to be resolved‚ it must all start
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Binge drinking is a major issue that a lot of college students are facing today. According to NIAAA‚ in order for something to be considered binge drinking the blood alcohol concentration has to be .08 grams percent or above. Usually‚ for most college students‚ this means consuming five or more drinks in 2 hours. The rate is extremely high among college students and according to NIAAA reports‚ two out of every five students of all ages‚ which is more than 40 percent have reported in binge drinking
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Sociology 1001 Dating and Sex Among College Students In college‚ the cultural norm is that one should engage with the opposite gender casually until a meaningful encounter occurs. The University of Colorado at Boulder is known for its high rates of festivities‚ which is a leading factor in sexual behavior. The hypothesis of this study being‚ if students are in relationships during college they will be more inclined to have sex due to intimacy‚ whereas single students will not be as sexually active
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Castañeda August 3‚ 2011 HSC 421 Prof. Garrido Binge Drinking Among College Students With extreme rates of binge drinking among young adults‚ college students continue to be a primary focus for a range of alcohol prevention efforts. The rates of binge drinking among college students is nearly double the rates for high school students‚ which may indicate that the college environment encourages high risk drinking. Many students view heavy drinking as a rite of passage that everyone must go through
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death among college students (Caruso‚ n.d.). The problem is getting serious in developing country such as Hong Kong and the ways to suicide had transformed to a mass suicide attempt on December 21‚ 2009 (Mak‚ 2011). These rising issues are telling us that suicide had becoming one of the most crucial matter that need to be resolve before it affect our future leader. So‚ we will review based on the past research for the alcohol and family relationship factors that contribute to suicide among college
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outcome of Yan’s survey(2000) is that college students are not interested in in-class reading‚ but most of them still deem their in-school results are associated to their future developments. In addition‚ since the strain comes from schoolwork‚ students from Science and Engineering departments are more active in in-class reading than students from other departments do; on the other hand‚ only few of them are attracted in recreational reading. Furthermore‚ students who major in Business‚ Management‚
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The Causes of Failure among College Students College is the a stepping stone to pursuing your chosen career so‚ as students‚ we should look at it with importance especially now that we are having a bad economy‚ shaky jobs and some serious recession. A college graduate‚ who eventually becomes a professional‚ earns thousands of pesos per hour and without knowing‚ had already saved more than enough for her grandsons’ futures that is why we should invest for our college education. Although
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